Whatever this is, its having a bad hair day

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aussietrev North Burnett, Queen, Australia Mar 16, 2009

Found this gizmo eating the surface layer on a eucalypt. I tried to get a look underneath but it fell off into long grass and I couldn't find it again. Anyone know what it is?

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aussietrev North Burnett, Queen, Australia Mar 16, 2009

Here's another view

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suunto Sinks Grove, WV Mar 16, 2009

I believe that this is a larva of a tortoise beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae; subfamily Cassidinae). Larvae of several species camouflage themselves with their own fecal material, sometimes in very intricate patterns - see http://tinyurl.com/cz8o84 for another example. However, I cannot identify this particular species.

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