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Field Notes

Description:

Plataspididae

Habitat:

home garden

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (5)
Mark Ridgway
Hi James.. carapace is a head covering shell like in crabs or on cephalothorax on spider etc.... not really for beetle elytra (wing covers). Sorry.. just trying to help.
NuwanChathuranga
shy bug i think, just after this shot it fall in to the grass and i couldn't find again! usual trick :)
MartinL
A neat bug, but he was a bit rude turning his back on you...

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Biodiversity of Sri Lanka
Photographed
PublishedOctober 31, 2014

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