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Eggplant Tortoise Beetle (Gratiana pallidula)
Photo#1056477
Copyright © 2015
Iustin Cret
Gratiana pallidula
Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas, USA
April 14, 2015
Size: 5.8mm
Found on a leaf of Solanum elaeagnifolium (Silver-leaved Nightshade). His colors and pattern are a very good camouflage on this plant.
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Contributed by
Iustin Cret
on 15 April, 2015 - 9:55pm