October 10, 2010 | Twelvestones, Roswell, GA, USA
A few weeks ago I found this tortoise beetle, Deloyala guttata, on the underside of a sycamore leaf in a nearby park. Most of the time you only see tortoise beetles safely tucked away inside their “shell” (hence their name). I waited for this one to start moving around so I could get this shot.
Love his little feet
Thanks for posting this photo. It really helps me “understanding” this strange beetle. I took this photo
http://www.bugphotos.net/disp.php?g=Deloyala
recently and had no idea what I was looking at. How long did you wait before it started moving?