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Golden Tortoise Beetle (Charidotella sexpunctata)
Photo#308324
Copyright © 2009
Beatriz Moisset
Cassidinae on bindweed. Larva depositing a drop of excreta. -
Charidotella sexpunctata
Pennypack Restoration Trust, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA
July 22, 2009
Size: 5 mm.
Watch it placing a drop of fluid on the shield with its rear end.
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Contributed by
Beatriz Moisset
on 22 July, 2009 - 3:18pm
Last updated 6 August, 2009 - 8:33pm
I watched the video--
It multi-tasks at both ends! It was fascinating to see how it built the shield!
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Gacko
, 26 August, 2019 - 5:48pm
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Beatriz Moisset
, 5 August, 2009 - 2:32pm
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