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Argus Tortoise Beetle (Chelymorpha cassidea)
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Sara Simpkins
Orange Tortoise Beetle -
Chelymorpha cassidea
Saskatoon and Area, Saskatchewan, Canada
Another beetle found floating in the lake while swimming.
Previously posted on iNaturalist and ID suggestion is Tortoise Beetle.
Images of this individual:
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Contributed by
Sara Simpkins
on 16 September, 2019 - 11:51am
Last updated 20 May, 2023 - 10:40pm
Moved
Moved from
Chelymorpha
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v belov
, 20 May, 2023 - 10:40pm
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Moved
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Tyler Hedlund
, 5 February, 2020 - 8:10am
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Chelymorpha?
Certainly looks like a Tortoise Beetle. Maybe Chelymorpha... I'm not a beetle expert.
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Ken Allison
, 16 September, 2019 - 7:28pm
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