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Argus Tortoise Beetle (Chelymorpha cassidea)
Photo#285461
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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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
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Ed Riley
, 7 March, 2010 - 7:30pm
Moved
Moved from
Unidentified Eggs
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Charley Eiseman
, 4 November, 2009 - 2:36pm
eggs!
John, you didn't collect these for me??
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MJ Hatfield
, 14 October, 2009 - 10:18am
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!
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John Pearson
, 14 October, 2009 - 11:01am
leaf?
Do yuo recall what plant they were on?
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MJ Hatfield
, 4 November, 2009 - 5:30pm
Bindweed
Calystegia sepium
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John Pearson
, 4 November, 2009 - 6:24pm
Maybe
Metriona bicolor
, golden tortoise beetle
(you replied before I could get back in and fix my spelling)
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MJ Hatfield
, 4 November, 2009 - 6:43pm
Good excuse(s)
and I like "won't happen again."
I am looking forward to someone ID'ing these eggs.
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MJ Hatfield
, 14 October, 2009 - 5:30pm