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Golden Tortoise Beetle

Charidotella sexpunctata

Photo by KeithRoragen
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

6mm long

Habitat:

Mostly rural area

Notes:

I rescued this beetle from a bucket of water. When I first pulled it out of the water it was a shiny metallic gold. It quickly dried off and took on this orange color. 110

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