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Palmetto Tortoise Beetle

Hemisphaerota cyanea

Habitat:

Palmetto and Palms

Notes:

I've been searching for these guys for about 2 years after photographing the larva. Today I finaly saw my first adult. Made my day.

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4 Comments

Sergio Monteiro
Sergio Monteiro 12 years ago

Tortoise beetles rule. Urrah!

ceherzog
ceherzog 12 years ago

Wow! Great find!

MartinL
MartinL 12 years ago

I'm a fanatic for Chrysomelidae. We get a few in Australia but I'll never get to see this one. You've made my day too.

RachaelB
RachaelB 12 years ago

Persistence paid off! Nice shot.

LivanEscudero
Spotted by
LivanEscudero

Florida, USA

Spotted on Feb 11, 2012
Submitted on Feb 12, 2012

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