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 24 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 (5/25/2020). Verified by Blaine Mathison/BugGuide. Photo by Barbara Thurlow. (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 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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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

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


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