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Tortoise Beetle

Omocerus casta

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Field Notes

Description:

Around 2cm long

Habitat:

Spotted on the jungle edge in a low, soft-leafed plant, near Caño Palma, Barra del Colorado Wildlife Reguge, Costa Rica

Species ID Suggestions

Tortoise beetle

Omocerus casta
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El mini-mundo de Costa Rica
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Caño Palma Biological Station - BioBlitz Barra!
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PublishedNovember 15, 2013

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