Tortoise Beetle
Aspidimorpha miliaris
19.9887, 72.7338
Field Notes
Description:
Tortoise Beetle's are often colourful and metallic, with the ability to change the colour (and lost in specimens) which is present in the living tissue below the translucent cuticle. Although the shields are thought to provide defense, no evidence exists for such a role.
Habitat:
Seen at a small forest near a river.
Notes:
Better quality pic at : https://www.flickr.com/photos/satyenmehta/13981094706/
Reference Links:
Cassidinae
Species ID Suggestions
tortoise beetle
Aspidimorpha miliaris
1
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedMay 13, 2014
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