North American argus tortoise beetle

insect
Also known as: Chelymorpha cassidea

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species of tortoise beetle

  • Imperial tortoise beetle
    In tortoise beetle: Life cycle and natural history

    variolosa and the North American argus tortoise beetle (Chelymorpha cassidea). During each molt, the old skin is pushed back and attached to spines at the hind end. The dried and shrunken skins plus extruded feces combine to form an umbrella-like fecal shield that camouflages the larvae. A tortoise…

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