LADY BUG????

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Camillia84 Jacksonville, FL(Zone 9a) Oct 13, 2009

I recently recieved a plant from a friend of mine & while planting it, happened to see a bug on one of the leaves that looked like a lady bug, but---it looked like it was made of solid gold. Does anyone know what this beutiful little bug is? Is it harmful or beneficial to my gardens?

Wish I had gotten a picture, will if I see it again.

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suunto Sinks Grove, WV Oct 13, 2009

Sounds like a tortoise beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae; subfamily Cassidinae - see http://tinyurl.com/yfus8pt for a couple of examples.

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Camillia84 Jacksonville, FL(Zone 9a) Oct 14, 2009

No, that's not it. But thanks!

The one I saw is solid gold with no other markings.

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suunto Sinks Grove, WV Oct 14, 2009

But is the shape of yours similar? There are a great many species of tortoise beetles; what I gave you was meant as an example of that group and was not an attempt to provide an exact match.

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Camillia84 Jacksonville, FL(Zone 9a) Oct 14, 2009

Yes, same shape.

Now that I know this, will check it out on the net to see if I can find an exact match.

Thank You!

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