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Fletcher Wildlife Garden | all galleries >> Beetles (Coleoptera) of the FWG (23 Galleries) >> Tortoise Beetles and the Hispines (Family: Chrysomelidae, Subfamily: Cassidinae) > Clavate tortoise beetle (Plagiometriona clavata)
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29-JUN-2011 Diane Lepage

Clavate tortoise beetle (Plagiometriona clavata)

Diane and I were thrilled to see this beautiful little tortoise beetle (good spotting, Diane!). It was sitting near a big patch of Physalis plants, which is one of its favoured host plants. It is sometimes called the teddy bear beetle, because it has a passing resemblance to a cuddly little teddy!

Nikon D80
1/250s f/7.1 at 105.0mm iso800 full exif

other sizes: small original auto
Fabienne09-Jul-2011 09:58
Cet insecte est étonnant et certainement pas facile à découvrir.
meekam tam01-Jul-2011 05:53
Excellent capture! It really resembles a teddy bear. V
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