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Field Notes

Description:

Unidentified tortoise beetle. Chrysomelidae family.

Species ID Suggestions

Aspidimorpha
Johan Heyns
1

golden tortoise beetle

Cassida versicolor, family Chrysomelidae

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MaryEvans2
1

Target tortoise beetle

Charidotis cincticulus

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larkinpb
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Comments (9)
Paul Davis
Hi Anne , I don't know if you still need an ID for this beetle ,but I think it might be --Microctenochira vivida.I spotted what looks like the same species in CR this year and after some searching found a possible ID.
bayucca
Chrysomelidae, Cassidinae.
Johan Heyns
Closest I can get: Ischnocodia annulus - Target beetle from Panama
Anne Marie McCaffrey
Thank you for the suggestion Johan. There are a lot of Aspidimorpha species! After looking at a sampling of them I notice they all seem to be from the region surrounding the Indian Ocean, and maybe is not very likely for Costa Rica???
Anne Marie McCaffrey
Thank you for the suggestion Mary, but Cassida versicolor is an asian species and wouldn't be found in Costa Rica.

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El mini-mundo de Costa Rica
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Insects of Costa Rica
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Beetles of Costa Rica

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PublishedMay 6, 2012

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