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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) » Tortoise Beetles (Cassidini) » Charidotella » Subgenus Charidotella (Charidotella Subgenus Charidotella) » Golden Tortoise Beetle (Charidotella sexpunctata)
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Golden Tortoise Beetle? - Charidotella sexpunctata
Copyright © 2010 Gwanatu

Golden Tortoise Beetle? - Charidotella sexpunctata
Apopka, Orange County, Florida, USA
May 19, 2010
I've found a few of these around, but if it's a Golden Tortoise Beetle I'm not sure what it's eating, as there are no morning glories anywhere around that I know of. This one is residing on my parsley plant. This one has no spots, as is in the description of the Golden Tortoise Beetle though.
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Contributed by Gwanatu on 20 May, 2010 - 7:40am
Last updated 27 May, 2011 - 12:06am

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… v belov, 27 May, 2011 - 12:06am login or register to post comments

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… Ken Wolgemuth, 9 June, 2010 - 7:17pm login or register to post comments

Wait for expert confirmation, but
Golden Tortoise Beetle, Charidotella sexpunctata, looks good to me. They don't all have spots (and some accounts suggest that they can lose or develop spots within a matter of hours).



Don't know what it's doing on parsley... maybe just hanging out for a while. :)

For future reference... it's always a good idea to crop your photos as close to the bug as possible. Only you and editors can see the full-size images.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 20 May, 2010 - 7:48am login or register to post comments

 
I cropped it quite a bit, as
I cropped it quite a bit, as my camera can only focus in so close, and usually it's just a little too blurry if I crop it so that the bug takes up most of the photo. Thanks for backing up the ID!
… Gwanatu, 20 May, 2010 - 8:05am login or register to post comments

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