Matt K Posted October 2, 2007 Share Posted October 2, 2007 Males are exactly the size of a dime, and females were nearly the size of a nickle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt K Posted January 8, 2009 Author Share Posted January 8, 2009 Turns out this is a variety of tortoise beetle that feeds only on certain species of vine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Clausen Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 My parents have a variety of tortoise beetles in the mountains a few miles from their home. The colors are always amazing with metallic purples, greens, and all others in the rainbow. Sadly, when the specimen dies the color fades to a very dull brown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BugmanPrice Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 Nice picture, have to love beetles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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