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Tortoise Beetle

Cassidinae

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Field Notes

Description:

Photo take at my garden, incredible tortoise beetle find on a wild plant around 5 mm diameter this is my first one whit this tortoise shape.

Habitat:

Tropical semiarid.

Reference Links:

Cassidinae

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Comments (8)
Gerardo Aizpuru
Thanks Lauren yes is the first time i have seen one like this !
LaurenZarate
Nice one Gerardo! I like the little orange bump.
Gerardo Aizpuru
Thanks Sckel yes they are many different ones in Brasil if you check Sergio Monterio mission you can see some fantastic ones http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/15754075
Sckel
I never saw a tortoise beetle. I think we do not have here.

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Mexico Horn of Plenty
Mission
Yucatan Peninsula Biodiversity

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PublishedJune 4, 2013

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