Chrysolina species
Chrysomelidae, Coleoptera (Beetles)
Identification by Ed Riley of Texas A&M University
(found in my back yard in San Francisco)


12mm long body (1/2 inch) plump
 


Enlarged view of the back of the neck, where the plates come together (I think).
The enlarged views were done with a magnifying lense held to the camera
so the view is cut off by a smaller circle.


Flipped over, legs tucked in playing dead.
The legs seem to have a bit of metallic trim?


The face from below (enlarged).