Stock Photo - Lema cyanella similar to Oulema gallaeciana 11 segments to antennae and no white on underpart of tarsi or joints help distinguish it from Oulema gallaeciana Has high metallic blue sheen Base of elytra is also more pointed or arched Lays eggs in orchard grass, oats and barley Eggs hatch in 6days, larvae feed 13 days and then pupate and cycle begins over again in 3-10 days Potential bio-control agent for Musk Thistle, Carduus nutans, Canadian Thistle, Cirsium arvense Beetle is under study

Stock Photo: Lema cyanella similar to Oulema gallaeciana  11 segments to antennae and no white on underpart of tarsi or joints help distinguish it from Oulema gallaeciana.

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