Misidentified by me as a Tortoise Beetle Larva. It turns out that this is a Fly larva from Family Fanniidae.
Backyard under a wood plank.
It looks just like this one from Bugguide: http://bugguide.net/node/view/379869/bgi... That would explain why I couldn't find a Tortoise Beetle larva that matched.
Lat: 40.73, Long: -73.25
Spotted on Jul 2, 2010
Submitted on May 2, 2012