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Realilty Check: Australian Tortoise Beetle? - Trachymela sloanei
Copyright © 2008 Ron Hemberger

Realilty Check: Australian Tortoise Beetle? - Trachymela sloanei
Laguna Niguel Regional Park, Laguna Niguel, Orange County, California, USA
October 4, 2008

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Contributed by Ron Hemberger on 4 October, 2008 - 11:37pm

Moved
Moved from Australian Tortoise Beetle.
… Ron Hemberger, 5 October, 2008 - 12:01am login or register to post comments

Yep.
I've found them here in Tucson, AZ now, too.
… Eric R. Eaton, 4 October, 2008 - 11:38pm login or register to post comments

 
Great! I quickly get in over my head.
I've shot these twice before, and each time the coloration is different.
… Ron Hemberger, 4 October, 2008 - 11:59pm login or register to post comments

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