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Golden Tortoise Beetle - Charidotella sexpunctata
Copyright © 2009 tom murray

Golden Tortoise Beetle - Charidotella sexpunctata
Wolcott, Lamoile County, Vermont, USA
June 23, 2009
Size: 5.7mm
I found out why this is called the Golden Tortoise Beetle. When I first collected the beetle, it was brilliant gold, but a minute later I looked at it in the vial and this is what I saw, an orange beetle.
Contributed by tom murray on 25 June, 2009 - 10:53pm

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