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Lilioceris lilii - Larvae covered and cleaned I cleaned off one larva and put in on a leaf next to a camouflaged sibbling Camouflage,Chrysomelidae,Criocerinae,Larva,Lilioceris,Lilioceris lilii,Lily leaf beetle,Scarlet lily beetle,nl: Leliehaantje Click/tap to enlarge

Lilioceris lilii - Larvae covered and cleaned

I cleaned off one larva and put in on a leaf next to a camouflaged sibbling

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  1. View Flown Kimmerling's profile
    Flown Kimmerling
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    I can hear it screaming, "Put my clothes back on!" :D Posted 6 years ago
    1. View Pudding4brains's profile
      Pudding4brains
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      Yes, evil me! :-/ .. however, in the end they let go of their clothes, just before digging into the earth to pupate, as seen here (I didn't do that one - I'm innocent!!):
      Lilioceris lilii - Mature larva Shortly before dropping itself and digging into the earth to pupate Chrysomelidae,Criocerinae,Larva,Lilioceris,Lilioceris lilii,Lily leaf beetle,Scarlet lily beetle,nl: Leliehaantje
       Posted 6 years ago

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The Lily leaf beetle

Lilioceris lilii, colloquially known as the Lily leaf beetle, Scarlet or Red lily beetle and under some other names, is a leaf beetle that eats the leaves, stem, buds and flower of lilies, fritillaries and other members of the family Liliaceae.

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Similar species: Beetles
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Uploaded Oct 30, 2018.
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