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Spotted Tortoise Beetle

Conchyloctenia punctata

Photo by dotun55
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Field Notes

Description:

Black-dotted red bug. Appears to be diseased because of its wizened side.

Habitat:

Resting under a leaf of a plant along a bushy path.

Species ID Suggestions

Spotted Tortoise Beetle

Conchyloctenia cf. punctata

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Comments (5)
dotun55
Well, I think C. punctata fits well.
dotun55
Can't imagine what your browser looks like when you're mining all these info. Kudos!
bayucca
Chrysomelidae, Cassidinae, close to Conchyloctenia punctata? http://www.ispot.org.za/node/230503?nav=latest_observations http://www.biodiversityexplorer.org/beetles/chrysomelidae/cassidinae/ http://www.biodiversityexplorer.org/beetles/chrysomelidae/cassidinae/conchyloctenia_punctata.htm http://www.biol.uni.wroc.pl/cassidae/katalog%20internetowy/conchylocteniapunctatafig1.htm http://southafricaninsects.wordpress.com/beetles-coleoptera/spotted-tortoise-beetle-conchyloctenia-punctata/ http://www.ispot.org.za/node/165712?nav=related http://www.ispot.org.za/node/195957?nav=related Check the range for Nigeria!!
Machi
Looks like some sort of tortoise beetle

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PublishedMarch 11, 2014

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