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karalynn105 canaan, NY(Zone 5a) May 30, 2013

Can anyone tell me what this unknown creature is? It was just sitting on my pepper plant!

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montanadolphin Columbia, VA(Zone 6b) Jun 03, 2013

Do I see antennae coming out of it's head???

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montanadolphin Columbia, VA(Zone 6b) Jun 03, 2013

I just figured out what it is...it's actually called a Tortoise Beetle! http://www.easttennesseewildflowers.com/gallery/index.php/Beetles_Bugs/Copy_of_Tortoise_beetle1

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montanadolphin Columbia, VA(Zone 6b) Jun 03, 2013

oh, and I found info on it here as well. http://davesgarden.com/guides/bf/go/576/#b

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1lisac Liberty Hill, TX(Zone 8a) Jun 03, 2013

I have never heard of anything like that before.

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karalynn105 canaan, NY(Zone 5a) Jun 04, 2013

Thanks guys. I ended up killing it that day. But its the first time I've ever seen one. I must have brought it home already on the a
Plant since i bought the pepper plants.

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