Keywords: bug bugs insect insects animal animals animalia arthropod arthropods arthropoda insecta beetle beetles coleoptera polyphaga chrysomeloidea leaf beetle leafbeetle leaf beetles leafbeetles chrysomelidae patuxent wildlife research refuge patuxentwildliferesearchrefuge maryland zerene stacker zerenestacker droege biml usgs pwrc taxonomy:binomial=gratiana pallidula taxonomy:binomial=gratianapallidula gratiana pallidula gratianapallidula eggplant tortoise beetle eggplanttortoisebeetle taxonomy:kingdom=animalia taxonomy:phylum=arthropoda taxonomy:class=insecta taxonomy:order=coleoptera taxonomy:family=chrysomelidae taxonomy:genus=gratiana gratiana taxonomy:species=pallidula catarina taxonomy:common=catarina stackshot usgsbiml outdoor I feel like I should know what this beetle is...but I do not. It has a tortoise beetle feel. Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Anne Arundel County, MD - Very Queen like from this underside shot. Identified as Gratiana pallidula, Eggplant Tortoise Beetle by Treegoat. Living specimens are a nice hospital green. I feel like I should know what this beetle is...but I do not. It has a tortoise beetle feel. Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Anne Arundel County, MD - Very Queen like from this underside shot. Identified as Gratiana pallidula, Eggplant Tortoise Beetle by Treegoat. Living specimens are a nice hospital green. |