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Alien Creature ?
Copyright © 2011 Ken

Alien Creature ?
Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
June 25, 2011
Size: approx 6-8mm
Found in the underbrush along a wooded trail in southeastern PA

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Alien Creature ? Alien Creature ?
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Contributed by Ken on 26 June, 2011 - 6:47pm
Last updated 26 June, 2011 - 9:26pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.

Thanks to Yurika (who, unlike me, had the patience to plow through all of the photos at the species level) I think it's certainly safe to move these this far. :)
… Ken Wolgemuth, 26 June, 2011 - 9:24pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
I thank you both for your diligent efforts. I would have had no idea even where to begin.
… Ken, 26 June, 2011 - 9:33pm login or register to post comments

The lower portion
looks like a tortoise beetle larva, complete with an anal fork--so I'm guessing that this is a tortoise beetle pupa. It is just a guess, though.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 26 June, 2011 - 7:45pm login or register to post comments

 
I agree with Ken :)
I found 2 pupa images in the guide.

Thistle Tortoise Beetle

Golden Tortoise Beetle
… Yurika Alexander, 26 June, 2011 - 9:22pm login or register to post comments

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