Strange Beatle

[Anna]

My granddaughter caught a strange beetle on my sliding glass door. I live in zone 8, Oregon. I posted a picture of it on alt.binaries.pictures.gardens . Can anyone id it for us? It looks like something from a science fiction movie. It has iridescent markings on a saucer like shell, which is almost transparent around the edges. Many thanks Anna

[Mike LaMana]

I haven't seen the pic, but it sounds like Morning glory leaf beetle.

[Lar]

:) My granddaughter caught a strange beetle on my sliding glass door. I live :) in zone 8, Oregon. I posted a picture of it on :) alt.binaries.pictures.gardens . :) Can anyone id it for us? It looks like something from a science fiction :) movie. It has iridescent markings on a saucer like shell, which is almost :) transparent around the edges. :) Many thanks :) Anna :)

Here is a link to a "Fools gold beetle"

but not exactly, but you probably can hunt it down on the web.

Lar. (to e-mail, get rid of the BUGS!!

It is said that the early bird gets the worm, but it is the second mouse that gets the cheese.

[Anna]

Thanks for the responses. Ours has a clear circle around the edge then the jacket looking thing is black with iridescent green/yellow markings. Very strange. I have looked at several pictures on the web of similar beetles, but none have the same coloring. Anna

[Pat Kiewicz]

It is a type of tortoise beetle (family Chrysomelidae, subfamily Cassidinae). Exactly which species is hard to determine.

If you haven't tried posting to sci.bio.entomology.misc, you should...

[J. Del Col]

Stu Sutcliffe, Pete Best? Ringo acted up at times, so did the rest of the Liverpudlian Fab Four.

Sorry, couldn't resist.

J. Del Col

[Beecrofter]

Sounds like one of the tortoise beetles.