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Photo by Chernoya
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Field Notes

Description:

1-1,5 cm all around, black short legs, short, but really segmented antennae

Habitat:

It was relaxing in a sweet potato plant. South of Brazil.

Notes:

I know it's a tortoise beetle, but i want to know the species.

Species ID Suggestions

tortoise beetle

Botanochara impressa

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MichaelGeiser
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Tortoise beetle

Stolas lacordairei

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Mark Ridgway
1

Comments (1)
Mark Ridgway
Very cool. Compare to Sergio's ... https://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/1943096002

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PublishedFebruary 27, 2020

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