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Copyright © 2005 Lynette Elliott

Golden Tortoise Beetle - Charidotella sexpunctata

Cumberland County, North Carolina, USA
August 5, 2004

If you look closely I think you can see a person's reflection. I'm not sure why my Peterson Field Guide lists the Golden Tortoise as the Metriona bicolor?

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Contributed by Lynette Elliott on 24 January, 2005 - 2:22pm
Last updated 20 November, 2007 - 9:43am

Golden Tortoise Beetle

This beetle is beautiful but it is doing major damage to my morning glory leaves. Any way to discourage it but not kill it??

… Carol Bense, 21 July, 2007 - 11:19am

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Indeed!

I do see the reflection. I love tortoise beetles but I don't find them all that often.

… Troy Bartlett, 24 January, 2005 - 5:59pm

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Golden Tortoise Beetle

I was looking at my Cardinal Climber vine this morning and something gold caught my eye. Thinking it a piece of candy wrapper (kids), I went to brush it off and discovered not one but four of these! Both pair were mating. They are beautiful but destructive!

… Sheila , 28 May, 2006 - 9:55am

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Yes

They are a beautiful. I think they are well worth the damage. :)

… Lynette Elliott, 28 May, 2006 - 1:31pm

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Morning Glory

I'd never seen one before I grew my first morning glory vine. Then they were only around for a few days and gone again. I had the most interesting chat online with a man about how they pump the fluid between their shells to make the golden coloring (my wording)....for the life of me I can't find it or I would post it here.

… Lynette Elliott, 24 January, 2005 - 6:14pm

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Found something

You can read how they make themselves golden here

… Lynette Elliott, 24 January, 2005 - 6:31pm

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Metriona is the "old" name.

There are so many rules for nomenclature that I can't keep up. Every time somebody does a revision of a genus, everything is up for grabs:-)

… Eric R. Eaton, 24 January, 2005 - 6:30pm

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