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Chelymorpha cassidea
Leaf beetle family (Chrysomelidae) Subfamily: Cassidinea. Yellow with black stripes and black spikes and dung on tail. .50 inches long (12.7 mm) They can cause considerable damage to host plants.
Meadow with abundant flowers and weeds, but near edge of meadow toward Open woodlands.
Cute twins with dung on their tails. So adorable. LOL. I found this spot on my birthday. The greatest present I ever got. Well, not quite. HA! http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/194.... See link for beautiful beetle as an adult.
Spotted on Jun 11, 2012
Submitted on Mar 22, 2013
9 Comments
Those suckers are NASTY!
i also got this one... it surely looks amazing..
Found another photo on my external hard drive. New first photo. These larvae are very bizarre. Enjoy!
Great capture!
Nice spotting Carol!
Great macro shots! Nothing would want to eat that!
Very cool!
Thank you! And this is the link of what it looks like as an adult. Very beautiful! A huge change. http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/194...
Great spot!