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Beetle ID Request - Chelymorpha cassidea
Copyright © 2009 Thomas of Baltimore City

Beetle ID Request - Chelymorpha cassidea
Herring Run Park, Baltimore City County, Maryland, USA
July 4, 2009
Observed on a wild Morning Glory sp.

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Beetle ID Request - Chelymorpha cassidea Beetle [Chelymorpha cassidea?] ID Request - Chelymorpha cassidea
Contributed by Thomas of Baltimore City on 4 July, 2009 - 1:33pm

How about...
Argus Tortoise Beetle (Chelymorpha cassidea)?

… Ron M., 4 July, 2009 - 2:12pm

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