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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Longhorn and Leaf Beetles (Chrysomeloidea) » Leaf Beetles (Chrysomelidae) » Tortoise Beetles and the Hispines (Cassidinae) » Ischyrosonychini » Physonota » Geiger Tree Tortoise Beetle (Physonota calochroma) » Geiger Tortoise Beetle (Physonota calochroma floridensis)
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Weird bugs in my Geiger - Physonota calochroma
Copyright © 2009 PINOFAMILY

Weird bugs in my Geiger - Physonota calochroma
Cutler Bay, Miami Dade County, Florida, USA
April 20, 2009
Size: less than 1/2 inch

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Contributed by PINOFAMILY on 20 April, 2009 - 9:13am
Last updated 29 April, 2009 - 3:49pm

I FOUND IT
I FOUND IT! Of course it's called the Geiger Tortoise Beetle and this is it's larvae stage. Apparently they are not harmful to the tree. Only causing unattractive leaves. Thanks for anyone that tried! (and my smart friend Susy) ~Angie~
… PINOFAMILY, 20 April, 2009 - 9:53am login or register to post comments

 
Wait
until you see the living adults. Pictures do not do them justice.
… Michael C. Thomas, 20 April, 2009 - 11:06am login or register to post comments

 
Yes, worth waiting for!
… margarethe brummermann, 20 April, 2009 - 12:07pm login or register to post comments

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