tortoise beetle: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	Cassidinae

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Close-up of an imperial tortoise beetle (Stolas imperialis) with a shiny blue and gold patterned shell, resting on a green leaf.

A golden tortoise beetle (Charidotella sexpunctata) with a shiny, metallic green shell sits on a bright green leaf.

Armored in excrement

Tortoise beetle (Cassidinae)

Life cycle of the tortoise beetle.

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