H20130914-9909—Deinandra minthornii (Syn Hemizonia minthornii) w Diabrotica undecimpunctata undecimpunctata—RPBG—DxO

            Deinandra minthornii  (Syn Hemizonia minthornii) w Diabrotica undecimpunctata undecimpunctata—Santa Susana tar plant that is  Included in the CNPS Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants on list 1B.2 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA and elsewhere). It is also listed by the State of California as Rare.  The are fewer  than 20 occurrences in the Santa Susana and Santa Monica Mountains of Los Angeles and Ventura Counties.  The insect is a western cucumber beetle. Farmers  can only wish that this beetle was rare for it is a major pest of agricultural crops (although not much of one in the Bot Garden.) Photographed at Regional Parks Botanic Garden located in Tilden Regional Park near Berkeley, CA.
   

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Taken in: United States / California / La Loma Park (show map)

Taken on: September 14, 2013

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taxonomy:kingdom=Animalia

taxonomy:phylum=Arthropoda

Arthropoda

taxonomy:subphylum=Hexapoda

Hexapoda

taxonomy:class=Insecta

Insecta

taxonomy:subclass=Pterygota

Pterygota

taxonomy:order=Coleoptera

Coleoptera

taxonomy:suborder=Polyphaga

Polyphaga

taxonomy:infraorder=Cucujiformia

Cucujiformia

taxonomy:superfamily=Chrysomeloidea

Chrysomeloidea

taxonomy:family=Chrysomelidae

Chrysomelidae

taxonomy:subfamily=Galerucinae

Galerucinae

taxonomy:tribe=Luperini

Luperini

taxonomy:subtribe=Diabroticina

Diabroticina

taxonomy:genus=Diabrotica

Diabrotica

taxonomy:species=undecimpunctata

taxonomy:binomial=Diabrotica undecimpunctata

taxonomy:trinomial=Diabrotica undecimpunctata undecimpunctata

Diabrotica undecimpunctata undecimpunctata

Western Spotted Cucumber Beetle

taxonomy:common=Western Spotted Cucumber Beetle

taxonomy:kingdom=Plantae

Plantae

taxonomy:phylum=Tracheophyta

Tracheophyta

taxonomy:subphylum=Angiospermae

Angiospermae

taxonomy:class=Magnoliopsida

Magnoliopsida

taxonomy:order=Asterales

Asterales

taxonomy:family=Asteraceae

Asteraceae

taxonomy:subfamily=Asteroideae

Asteroideae

taxonomy:tribe=Madieae

Madieae

taxonomy:genus=Deinandra

Deinandra

taxonomy:species=minthornii

taxonomy:binomial=Deinandra minthornii

Deinandra minthornii

Santa Susana tarplant

taxonomy:common=Santa Susana tarplant « less

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Camera: Canon PowerShot G10, f/7.1, 1/160 sec, 6.1mm, ISO 200 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon PowerShot G10
Aperture:	f/7.1
Exposure Time:	0.006 sec (1/160)
Focal Length:	6.1mm
ISO:	200
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Center-weighted average
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	DxO FilmPack 5
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