Tortoise Beetle: Chelymorpha cribraria
Subject: Can you ID this beetle? Geographic location of the bug: Merritt Island, Brevard County, FL Date: 08/12/2021 Time: 02:52 PM EDT Your letter to the bugman: Hello, Hoping you can ID these beetles, which are located on (and apparently snacking on) railroad vine (Ipomoea pes-caprae) in a residential landscape. These are about twice the … Read more