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Stolas cucullata
Metallic Green Leaf beetle with two red spots.
Sub-tropical mountain forest in central Guatemala at 1800 msn
Los crisomélidos (Chrysomelidae) son una familia de coleópteros polífagos de la superfamilia Chrysomeloidea. Es una de las grandes familias de coleópteros, con más de 35.000 especies, siete veces más que mamíferos. Se diferencian de los Cerambycidae por las antenas cortas y filiformes y el cuerpo, en general, más redondeado. Insecta - insects » order Coleoptera - beetles » family Chrysomelidae - leaf beetles
Spotted on Sep 15, 2012
Submitted on Oct 15, 2012
8 Comments
Missed this one - very nice !
I would gladly send them by air Cammie, but don't know how far can they fly, and how to motivate them to do it. Long way from Guatemala to Oklahoma.
I would love to have a tank full of tortoise beetles in my home! =) Can anyone send me some? Lol
All the Tortoise Beetles spottings I've now seen are beautifull indeed. thx.
Beautiful and amazing shape...
Nice one - looks like it's wearing armor
Thank you Keith, that is correct. I fill the info now altough can't find many.
Awesome Beetle. Looks like one of the Tortoise Beetles.
Stolas cucullata looks like a good candidate.
http://www.biolib.cz/en/image/id182537/
Please consider adding this to the Beetles! Mission.
http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/1150...