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Tortoise Beetle

Charidotella ormondensis

Photo by Machi
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Field Notes

Description:

Mostly brown, but partially transparent shell. Small antennae protrude from under the shell (photo 4).

Habitat:

Underside of a leaf on a tree in hardwoods

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (1)
Tukup
Now "that" Tortoise Beetle actually looks like a tortoise. Looks like a Cheridotella <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charidotella> but that is obviously just a guess. Nice spotting Machi.

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