Southern Corn Rootworm or Spotted Cucumber Beetle

(Diabrotica undecimpunctata howardi (Barber))
Southern Corn Rootworm Diabrotica undecimpunctata Iowa
Southern Corn Rootworm or Spotted Cucumber Beetle (Diabrotica undecimpunctata
howardi (Barber)), on a goldenrod flower at Big Hollow Recreation Area in Des Moines County, Iowa. This insect is an agricultural pest.

Details: 

(All)  Canon EOS 10D,  shutter 1/180 second, aperture f11, ISO 400, Canon EF 100 mm macro lens, Canon MR-14EX flash.
 

Selected References:

Borror Donald J, White Richard E. A Field Guide to Insects. New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1970. P 198-199.

Department of Entomology, Iowa State University. "Southern corn rootworm (spotted cucumber beetle)." Iowa State Entomology Image Gallery. (http://www.ent.iastate.edu/)<http://www.ent.iastate.edu/imagegal/coleoptera/rw/ > (4 Oct. 2004).