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Argus Tortoise Beetle

Chelymorpha cassidea

Description:

Family: Chrysomeloidea (Leaf Beetles). Subfamily: Cassidinae (Tortoise Beetles and The Hispines). Tribe: Mesomphalini. Length: 8-12 mm. Orange/red with six dots on pronotum and each elytron, one being on midline.

Habitat:

Meadow

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3 Comments

armadeus.4
armadeus.4 9 years ago

Fantastic series Carol! Thank you for sharing :)

VictorLebron
VictorLebron 9 years ago

Great picture!

Ramya B
Ramya B 9 years ago

Beautiful capture carol!

Carol Snow Milne
Spotted by
Carol Snow Milne

Pennsylvania, USA

Spotted on Jun 27, 2014
Submitted on Oct 19, 2014

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