Larva of eucalyptus tortoise beetle by petercp
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Description
When I tapped the stem of the leaf they seemed to adopt a defensive position. Adults and larvae of Chrysophtharta m-fuscum rest during the day on leaves, where they are easily overlooked because of their color and inactivity. The young larvae often occur in groups on leaves, but as they mature and feed more they disperse. Adults of both species are commonly snared in spider webbing under bark and in orb weaver spider webs.
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Comments (15)
qrud
Larva, wow. Thanks for your comment.
flora-crassella
what a great and very interesting image!!! Fantastic!
mairekas
LOL! Fantastic image!
durleybeachbum
SO intersting! The Rose sawfly larvea do the same, I have a good pic back in my gallery somewhere! A super shot!
ysvry
great foto, whatch out these critters dont come under your skin :P
timtripp
marvelous!
Meowgli
really fascinating! excellent shot
danob
Superb and a great bit of natural history photography
orig_buggy
Fantastic capture and compositon! Well done!!
Lisa.P
Great photo, but somehow very grotesque!!
Mousson
Wonderful photo!
lucindawind
wow thats an awesome shot .. fantastic clarity and colour
MC-Jay-One
excellent find and shot!
GiMi53
Amazing ballet ! Great capture ! :~)
mss
Amazing capture!