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Spotted on Jun 19, 2012
Submitted on Jun 19, 2012
7 Comments
Interesting!!
interesting spotting!
I agree with Ashish. They tend to retain strings of fecal matter overhead for protection http://www.flickr.com/photos/asanuma/567... One of yours has begun this behavior. Weevils do this too http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/805...
They look well-armed!
I would say yes to Ashish's suggestion: Tortoise beetle larvae. Chrysomelidae, Cassidinae.
These are very interesting. I agree they are probably beetle larva.
Look to be very young Cassidinae nymphs....