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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) » Tortoise Beetles (Cassidini) » Charidotella » Subgenus Charidotella (Charidotella Subgenus Charidotella) » Golden Tortoise Beetle (Charidotella sexpunctata)
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gold beetle - Charidotella sexpunctata - male - female
Copyright © 2009 planttashia

gold beetle - Charidotella sexpunctata - Male Female
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
July 4, 2009
Size: 1/8 is size of beelte
I found both male and female of the gold beetle under a leaf of a vine in my garden mating. I noticed they change color when disturbed to a red color. They are very beautiful and such a true golden shiny silver look depending on the light that hits them and it was that in which they caught my eye when i was weeding. I have not seen then before and I wish to know their name.
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Contributed by planttashia on 4 July, 2009 - 12:53pm
Last updated 13 July, 2009 - 11:50pm

thank you
thank you for the names of these beetles. I had kepted them for 2 days in a jar and now i will set them free as i am done observing them and I noticed they love sex as they have been at it for 2 or 3 days now and take brakes away from eachother then hours later go back to it. they should be called love beetles.lol
… planttashia, 5 July, 2009 - 8:29pm login or register to post comments

tortoise beetles
Those are tortoise beetles. I'm not sure which ones, but somebody will probably know.
… Andrew Williams, 4 July, 2009 - 2:25pm login or register to post comments

 
Charidotella sexpunctata
HERE
… v belov, 4 July, 2009 - 3:36pm login or register to post comments

gold beetle
Check out Tortoise beetles.
… Ilona L., 4 July, 2009 - 2:25pm login or register to post comments

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