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Tortoise Beetle

Aspidomorpha furcata

Photo by Dan Doucette
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Field Notes

Description:

small tortoise beetle, about 8mm

Habitat:

tropical rainforest

Notes:

Spotted on in Tawau Hills park with the help of Chun Xing Wong. Pretty sure about the ID but could also be A. sanctaecrucis.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (4)
Dan Doucette
Thanks Chun, looks a bit more like A. furcata from what I see online.
ChunXingWong
Similar looking to this one https://www.flickr.com/photos/artour_a/372691452/

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PublishedApril 3, 2014

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