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08-JUL-2014 Christine Hanrahan

Green tortoise beetle (Cassida)

Mer Bleue area

Finally found a couple of these beetles on a canada thistle leaf, rather than on some other vegetation. They are closely associated with Canada thistle, and both species, the thistle and the beetle, are non-native. The beetle blends in beautifully with the thistle leaf.

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Don09-Jul-2014 21:04
Blends well indeed; must have taken some finding.
Irene Wehrli09-Jul-2014 07:16
Green in green, not easy to find, but you found it of course...
Irene
Suzanne Labbé09-Jul-2014 00:02
I would have miss that one ! Bravo Christine ;o)
Helen Betts08-Jul-2014 22:35
Amazing how it appears to be a part of the leaf. Excellent closeup work, Christine. V.
joseantonio08-Jul-2014 20:33
Fabulous capture with those lovely colors.V
Janet Forjan-Freedman08-Jul-2014 20:16
You have an excellent eye Christine to spot this very well camouflaged beetle. Great work!
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