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Chelymorpha cassidea
Copyright © 2012 metrioptera

Chelymorpha cassidea
Kennebunk, York County, Maine, USA
July 17, 2012
Size: 8 mm
I removed the glob of frass from one of the larvae for a better look.

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Contributed by metrioptera on 18 July, 2012 - 8:00pm
Last updated 5 May, 2021 - 5:51pm

Moved
Moved from Unidentified Cassidine Eggs, Larvae & Pupae.
… Bob Biagi, 5 May, 2021 - 3:50pm

Moved
Moved from Tortoise Beetles and the Hispines.
… Bob Biagi, 5 May, 2021 - 1:44pm

Moved
Moved from Beetles.
… v belov, 8 August, 2012 - 5:59pm

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