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ladybug or beetle? - Charidotella sexpunctata
Copyright © 2007 Stacy

ladybug or beetle? - Charidotella sexpunctata
San Marcos, Hays County, Texas, USA
July 26, 2007
My sons have been calling these the invisible force field ladybugs and I would like to know what they truly are...
Contributed by Stacy on 11 August, 2007 - 1:38am
Last updated 11 August, 2007 - 5:11am

Tortoise Beetle - Charidotella sexpunctata
This is Tortoise Beetle - Charidotella sexpunctata, and on a side not, Ladybug is technically Ladybeetle, they're members of the beetle family Coccinellidae. This individual is a member of the family Chrysomelidae
… Will Chatfield-Taylor, 11 August, 2007 - 3:06am

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