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Palmetto tortoise beetle

Hemisphaerota cyanea

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Field Notes

Habitat:

Found on blade of sable palm

Reference Links:

Hemisphaerota cyanea, Tortoise beetle

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
LivanEscudero
Hard to tell from this angle... but those yellow feet and where it was found lead me to think: Palmetto Tortoise Beetle (Hemisphaerota cyanea) see here: http://bugguide.net/node/view/8906 Coincidentally, I've been trying to photograph this beetle for about 2 years now...And I found it today...I'm posting it on here in a few minutes.
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PublishedFebruary 11, 2012

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