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Beetle larva
Copyright © 2005 tom murray

Beetle larva
Wayland, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
August 17, 2005
Size: 5mm
It looked just like a piece of frass.
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Contributed by tom murray on 18 August, 2005 - 9:42pm
Last updated 25 December, 2009 - 6:10pm

Wider view of leaf?
Hello again Tom, if you could provide a wider view of the leaf (the uncropped original or related photos), I might be able to recognize the plant.
… John Pearson, 25 December, 2009 - 2:47pm login or register to post comments

 
Added picture
of the plant. Hope it helps.
… tom murray, 26 December, 2009 - 10:25am login or register to post comments

 
Hedge Bindweed
I think the leaf on which the larva is located is Hedge Bindweed (Calystegia sepium) in the Morning-glory family (Convolvulaceae).
… John Pearson, 1 January, 2010 - 1:41pm login or register to post comments

Tortoise beetle larva and fecal shield ?
see recent image at
… john and jane balaban, 18 August, 2005 - 9:51pm login or register to post comments

 
Good camo
Thanks for the quick ID with the linked pictures.
… tom murray, 18 August, 2005 - 10:06pm login or register to post comments

 
Tortoise beetle larva.
So it IS a piece of frass:-) Hahahaha!
… Eric R. Eaton, 19 August, 2005 - 11:43am login or register to post comments

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