Gratiana pallidula, U, Face2, Patuxent WRC, MD_2013-07-09-124004 ZS PMax_9247847859_o I feel like I should know what this beetle I do not. It has a tortoise beetle feel. Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Anne Arundel County, MD - Very Queen like

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Gratiana pallidula, U, Face2, Patuxent WRC, MD_2013-07-09-124004 ZS PMax_9247847859_o I feel like I should know what this beetle 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. Gratiana pallidula, U, Face2, Patuxent WRC, ZS PMax

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