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Bug on Kang Kong plant
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Bug on Kang Kong plant
Conroe, Montgomery County, Texas, USA
August 27, 2024
Size: 1/2"
Multiple examples here, on a Kang Kong plant in the morning
Contributed by billerubin on 27 August, 2024 - 12:52pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 27 August, 2024 - 1:22pm

Looks to be
tortoise beetle larvae. Not sure which one would be found on your plant
… john and jane balaban, 27 August, 2024 - 1:18pm

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