Golden Tortoise Beetle (Charidotella sexpunctata). It seems this beetle and the inset are the same beetle ( the orange one I posted a picture of earlier in the forums) . They can change color and even get rid of the spots in a couple of hours time. Found on my Morning Glorys. This one is not really as golden as they can be.
For some info on how they change colors http://crawford.tardigrade.net/bugs/BugofMonth08.html
Golden Tortoise Beetle
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Golden Tortoise Beetle
Last edited by Beetleman on Fri Jul 14, 2006 8:41 am, edited 1 time in total.
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Pretty interesting stuff there Doug. I didn't know that these or anyother beetle for that matter could do that. Pretty good shot of the little guy, like the inset.
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