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Spotted Tortoise Beetle

Conchyloctenia tripuncticollis

Photo by pamsai
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Field Notes

Description:

This is the first tortoise beetle I found in Swaziland. It was easy to see as it was shining like gold in the late afternoon sun.

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Conchylocteniatripuncticollishabitus

Species ID Suggestions

Spotted tortoise beetle

Conchyloctenia tripuncticollis

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KateBraun
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Comments (5)
pamsai
thank you Michael, via Kate...
KateBraun
ID for my photos by MichaelGeiser.
pamsai
thanks Lauren for ALL your comments and support.
MartinL
A very nice beetle Pam Was it really the Sun or your well trained eyes? Not one that i've seen recently It is certainly subfamily: Cassidinae

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PublishedApril 22, 2014

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