Colaspis brunnea explained

Colaspis brunnea, the grape colaspis, is a species of leaf beetle from North America. It mainly occurs in the eastern United States. It is a pest of crop such as corn and soybeans, but damage by it has not been documented as economically significant. It is univoltine, and overwinters in the soil as larvae.[1]

The adults are brown-colored (brunnea is Latin for brown) and are around 5 mm in length. The elytra have a series of parallel rows of "puncture" marks. The larvae are scarabaeiform grub with white-grey bodies and orange head capsules, and are between 5 and 6.5 mm long at the 10th instar.

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  1. Matt. Montgomery. 2003. Grape Colaspis: Some Background. The Bulletin: Pest Management and Crop Development Information for Illinois. 11. 110–111. 2018-12-28. 2020-05-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20200512162432/http://bulletin.ipm.illinois.edu/pastpest/articles/200311b.html. dead.