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Chelymorpha cassidea
A turtle-shaped leaf beetle. Bright red/orange with large black spots. Very shiny and about 1/2 inch (12.7 mm) long. Summer 2012
Meadow abundant with weeds and wild flowers on my property.
From my "lost file folder". The only tortoise beetle spot I have. See larva spot. Larvae can cause significant damage to host plants. http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/113...
Spotted on Jul 13, 2012
Submitted on Mar 11, 2013
3 Comments
Nice one!
Great find Carol.
Nice!