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Golden tortoise beetle
Charidotella
I found this pleasant surprise this morning right after a rain.
Golden tortoise beetles are less than a centimeter long.
with gold color..very nice.
Host: Convolvulaceae Family, primarily Ipomoea spp.
Iridescent gold w/ clear hood, a bit smaller than a lady bug.
When we first found him he was golden, but by the time I got my camera he had ...
This golden ladybug landed on my wife (I hope it's a sign of good luck), flew ...
0.5 cm long bug, light blue-metallic gold color.
I found this Beetle on a window at the airport. It's shell is clear with a ...
Another Golden Tortoise Beetle spotted on the golf course of Maxwell AFB, near ...
An orange Tortoise Shell Beetle with a gold iridescence and dark green spots. ...
This little beetle was chomping on some bindweed and kindly flew onto my lap so ...
They can change color, looking initially like tiny jewels, or golden ladybugs, ...
Green golden Tortoise beetle. About 5 mm long (really small). I knew they ...
Small metallic beetle with a clear shield surrounding it.
Beetle, with a metal colored body with extremities often lacking pigment
This little thing landed on my husband's arm. He put it in a bottle so I could ...
The golden tortoise beetle (Charidotella ...
A gold and red Tortoise Beetle with 2 red dots on the center of the elytra. It ...
"Golden tortoise beetles (Charidotella ...
The first 3 photos show larvae, which have broad, flattened bodies that are ...
