Golden Tortoise Beetle Charidotella sexpunctata (Fabricius, 1781)    
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Arthropoda   >   Class Insecta   >   Order Coleoptera   >   Family Chrysomelidae   >   Genus Charidotella   

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This species changes from gold to red overall when disturbed!

There are 111 records in the project database.

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A Golden Tortoise Beetle in Carroll Co., Maryland (9/15/2013). Photo by Bob Cammarata. (MBP list)

A Golden Tortoise Beetle in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/4/2014). Photo by USGS PWRC. (MBP list)

A Golden Tortoise Beetle in Montgomery Co., Maryland (6/23/2018). Photo by Steve Scholnick. (MBP list)

A Golden Tortoise Beetle in Prince George's Co., Maryland (5/25/2020). Verified by Blaine Mathison/BugGuide. Photo by Barbara Thurlow. (MBP list)

A Golden Tortoise Beetle in Washington Co., Maryland (6/1/2019). Photo by Jim Moore. (MBP list)

A Golden Tortoise Beetle in Cecil Co., Maryland (6/12/2021). Determined by V. Belov/BugGuide. Photo by Shannon Schade. (MBP list)

Golden Tortoise Beetle in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/9/2023). (c) Jim Moore (Maryland), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Jim Moore. (MBP list)

Golden Tortoise Beetle in Montgomery Co., Maryland (6/6/2022). (c) David, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA). Photo by David via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

A Golden Tortoise Beetle in Howard Co., Maryland (7/25/2015). Determined by V. Belov/BugGuide. Photo by Bonnie Ott. (MBP list)

Golden Tortoise Beetle in Montgomery Co., Maryland (10/2/2021). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by Katja Schulz via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Golden Tortoise Beetle in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/9/2023). (c) Jim Moore (Maryland), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Jim Moore. (MBP list)

Golden Tortoise Beetle in Worcester Co., Maryland (6/27/2023). (c) Adrienne van den Beemt, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by Adrienne van den Beemt. (MBP list)

A Golden Tortoise Beetle in Harford Co., Maryland (10/9/2020). Photo by Dave Webb. (MBP list)

Golden Tortoise Beetle in Montgomery Co., Maryland (10/2/2021). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by Katja Schulz via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Golden Tortoise Beetle in Montgomery Co., Maryland (10/2/2021). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by Katja Schulz via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Golden Tortoise Beetle in Montgomery Co., Maryland (10/2/2021). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by Katja Schulz via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Golden Tortoise Beetle in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/1/2023). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Frode Jacobsen. (MBP list)

Golden Tortoise Beetle in Calvert Co., Maryland (8/5/2022). (c) Jason E. Avery, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Jason Avery. (MBP list)

A Golden Tortoise Beetle in Howard Co., Maryland (9/20/2015). Photo by Bonnie Ott. (MBP list)

A Golden Tortoise Beetle in Cecil Co., Maryland (9/23/2017). Determined by Blaine Mathison/BugGuide. Photo by Shannon Schade. (MBP list)

Golden Tortoise Beetle in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/18/2021). (c) Caitlin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Caitlin via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Golden Tortoise Beetle in Allegany Co., Maryland (5/10/2019). (c) Kayleigh Parsons, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Kayleigh Parsons via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

A Golden Tortoise Beetle in Cecil Co., Maryland (9/23/2017). Determined by Blaine Mathison/BugGuide. Photo by Shannon Schade. (MBP list)

A Golden Tortoise Beetle in Cecil Co., Maryland (5/17/2014). Photo by Bill Keim. (MBP list)

A Golden Tortoise Beetle in Baltimore City, Maryland (5/31/2007). Determined by Rob Westerduijn/BugGuide. Photo by Thomas Wilson. (MBP list)

Golden Tortoise Beetle in Allegany Co., Maryland (5/10/2019). (c) Kayleigh Parsons, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Kayleigh Parsons via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Golden Tortoise Beetle in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/29/2022). (c) Adrienne van den Beemt, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by Adrienne van den Beemt. (MBP list)

A Golden Tortoise Beetle in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/17/2016). Verified by Blaine Mathison/BugGuide. Photo by Emily Stanley. (MBP list)

Golden Tortoise Beetle in Washington Co., Maryland (9/29/2023). (c) waldenwest, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by waldenwest via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Golden Tortoise Beetle in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/16/2022). (c) sehrom, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by sehrom via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Golden Tortoise Beetle in Carroll Co., Maryland (6/26/2017). (c) Max Miner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Max Miner via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Golden Tortoise Beetle in Montgomery Co., Maryland (6/6/2022). (c) David, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA). Photo by David via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Golden Tortoise Beetle in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/20/2022). (c) Jim Moore (Maryland), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Jim Moore. (MBP list)

Golden Tortoise Beetle in Caroline Co., Maryland (9/24/2017). Photo by Wayne Longbottom. (MBP list)

Golden Tortoise Beetle in Allegany Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Josh Emm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Josh Emm. (MBP list)

Golden Tortoise Beetle in Allegany Co., Maryland (6/3/2023). (c) Amaal Y, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by ayazd via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Golden Tortoise Beetle in Allegany Co., Maryland (7/14/2023). (c) Benjamin Burgunder, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by Benjamin Burgunder via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Golden Tortoise Beetle in Baltimore Co., Maryland (5/20/2023). (c) Douglas Hooper, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by Douglas Hooper via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Golden Tortoise Beetle in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/25/2022). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Frode Jacobsen. (MBP list)

Golden Tortoise Beetle in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/4/2022). (c) Wendy J. Alexander, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND). Photo by Wendy Alexander. (MBP list)

Golden Tortoise Beetle in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/3/2022). (c) Wendy J. Alexander, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND). Photo by Wendy Alexander. (MBP list)

Golden Tortoise Beetle in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/25/2021). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Frode Jacobsen. (MBP list)

Golden Tortoise Beetle in Baltimore Co., Maryland (6/4/2021). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Frode Jacobsen. (MBP list)

Golden Tortoise Beetle in Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Jesse C., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Jesse C. via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Golden Tortoise Beetle in Baltimore Co., Maryland (9/4/2019). (c) Jason b, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA). Photo by Jason b via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Golden Tortoise Beetle in Carroll Co., Maryland (7/17/2023). (c) Adrienne van den Beemt, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by Adrienne van den Beemt. (MBP list)

Golden Tortoise Beetle in Carroll Co., Maryland (5/23/2023). (c) entymologyeah, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by entymologyeah via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Golden Tortoise Beetle in Carroll Co., Maryland (5/18/2022). (c) reginab, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by reginab via iNaturalist. (MBP list)


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