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Tortoise Beetle larva

Family Chrysomelidae, Subfamily Cassidinae, Tribe Cassidini

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Notes:

This is another nymph that I never saw before. I have no idea wich insect it is related to. Again, anyone has an idea of what it is?

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
Sergio Monteiro
Thank you very much, Livan. Now I have a starting point to research.
LivanEscudero
First thought: some kind of Tortoise Beetle larva. See last pic here: http://www.eakringbirds.com/eakringbirds2/insectinfocustortoisebeetle.htm I don't think it is the exact same species though. They like to cover themselves in their fecal matter.

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Tortoise beetles of Paraná, Brazil
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PublishedJanuary 23, 2012

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