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Argus Tortoise Beetle (Chelymorpha cassidea) Houston, TX
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Argus Tortoise Beetle (Chelymorpha cassidea) Houston, TX
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[larva]
(photos: Chuck Wulmer)
Argus Tortoise Beetle Tortoise Beetle Chelymorpha cassidea Chelymorpha Hispinae Chrysomelidae Cassidini
Panamanian tortoise beetle (Charidotella egregia) changes color
When disturbed, the tortoise beetle Charidotella egregia slowly changes colour, from metallic yellow (gold metal aspect) to a more diffusive red.
See Phys. Rev. E 76, 031907 (2007).
(http://perso.fundp.ac.be/~jpvigner/press/BioPhotonics/Charidotella.PDF)
Panamanian tortoise beetle tortoise beetle Charidotella egregia tortoise beetle changes colour Chrysomelidae video
Neon tortoise beetle I (by nikolarahme on Flickr)
Cassida azurea
Family: Chrysomelidae
Budapest, Hungary
