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Orange tortoise beetle

Aspidimorpha westwoodi

Description:

A bright orange and translucent leaf beetle.

Habitat:

On a broad leaf at the Cairns botanical gardens

Notes:

http://blogs.abc.net.au/queensland/2010/...

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2 Comments

MartinL
MartinL 10 years ago

I saw only this one, it was on top. I suspect they may be common.
I plan to visit the tropics annually from now so your field experience is useful.

Sergio Monteiro
Sergio Monteiro 10 years ago

I like this one too. Similar species we have here like to stay in the underside of the leaves, they are hard to find.

MartinL
Spotted by
MartinL

Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Spotted on Nov 27, 2013
Submitted on Dec 11, 2013

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