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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Longhorn and Leaf Beetles (Chrysomeloidea) » Leaf Beetles (Chrysomelidae) » Tortoise Beetles and the Hispines (Cassidinae) » Mesomphaliini » Chelymorpha » Argus Tortoise Beetle (Chelymorpha cassidea)

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Copyright © 2009 John Pearson

Tortoise Beetle - Chelymorpha cassidea

Honey Creek, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, USA
June 6, 2009
Size: ~4 mm tall

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Tortoise Beetle - Chelymorpha cassidea

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Contributed by John Pearson on 7 June, 2009 - 10:01pm
Last updated 7 March, 2010 - 7:30pm

Moved

Moved from Tortoise Beetles and the Hispines.

… Ed Riley, 7 March, 2010 - 7:30pm

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Moved

Moved from Unidentified Eggs.

… Charley Eiseman, 4 November, 2009 - 2:36pm

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eggs!

John, you didn't collect these for me??

… MJ Hatfield, 14 October, 2009 - 10:18am

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Sadly, no...

...that good idea fell victim to multi-tasking during an end-of-day field trip that I was helping to lead, so I was identifying plants for people, recording a species list, mapping the site, stalking insects for photos, and watching my watch to skip to another appointment all at the same time. Collecting the eggs fell by the wayside, abetted by the assumption that it was likely "something common that MJ will recognize from my photo" ;) Lame excuses, I know. Won't happen again!

… John Pearson, 14 October, 2009 - 11:01am

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leaf?

Do yuo recall what plant they were on?

… MJ Hatfield, 4 November, 2009 - 5:30pm

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Bindweed

Calystegia sepium

… John Pearson, 4 November, 2009 - 6:24pm

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Maybe

Metriona bicolor, golden tortoise beetle
(you replied before I could get back in and fix my spelling)

… MJ Hatfield, 4 November, 2009 - 6:43pm

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Good excuse(s)

and I like "won't happen again."
I am looking forward to someone ID'ing these eggs.

… MJ Hatfield, 14 October, 2009 - 5:30pm

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