Best for Last, too!

Photo by Ned Harris 9/12/2015

Ned got a shot of the Arizona Tortoise Beetle larvae on Canyon Ragweed.

Photo by Fred Heath 9/13/2015

Fred writes:

While leading a butterfly trip for SEABA in the Catalinas, we stopped along the Catalina Highway at a spot I know just below the 4000 foot sign. There was a lot of chewed Canyon Ragweed and I found some more AZ Tortoise Beetle larvae as well as a few adults (see photo above). 

Photo by Bill Kaufman 9/24/2015

 Larvae of AZ Tortoise Beetle in Canyon Ragweed in Sabino Canyon

Photo by Bill Kaufman 9/24/2015

Adult AZ Tortoise Beetle, about 1/4 inch long, also on Canyon Ragweed in Sabino Canyon.

Thanks to Fred, Eric, and Margarethe for helping us all learn a new beetle!