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Cassidinae, larva - Cassida rubiginosa
Copyright © 2013 MJ Hatfield

Cassidinae, larva - Cassida rubiginosa
Plymouth Rock, Winneshiek County, Iowa, USA
June 14, 2009
It looks as if it is just in the process of manufacturing the covering for the urogomphi.

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Contributed by MJ Hatfield on 30 January, 2013 - 7:58pm

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