I have always wondered what was eating the leaves of the Morning Glory growing outside the front door.

On Saturday I turned over a leaf and was amazed to find this!  A bit of reseach revealed that it is a Aspidomorpha tecta (Fool’s Gold Beetle).

I have never seen one before so this was a wonderful find for me! ☺ As my son says it looks like a contact lens with a 'flying squirrel' on its back!

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