Gratiana pallidula

Gratiana pallidula, the eggplant tortoise beetle, is a species of tortoise beetle in the family Chrysomelidae.

It is found in Central America and North America.

[1][2][3] Adult: in most live individuals, pronotum light green, elytra light golden brown with explanate, transparent margins; color of dead specimens mostly medium brown with lighter brownish-yellow margins; body oblong; elytral margins almost parallel-sided for more than half of their length; elytral disc with many small surface pits arranged in several longitudinal rows.

Larva: may be at least partly green, and carry a fecal shield above its back.

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