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Escarabajo tortuga

Stolas punicea

Description:

Escarabajo de aproximadamente 2.5 cm, con coloraciones rojas y negras, en las fotos se pueden obervar macho y hembra.

Habitat:

Bosque tropical perturbado.

Notes:

Autor de la foto: Billo Zamudio Palestino.

1 Species ID Suggestions

bayucca
bayucca 11 years ago
Tortoise Beetle
Stolas punicea Stolas puniceahabitus


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10 Comments

:))

Billo-kun
Billo-kun 10 years ago

:) I agree with you, thank you! @ChiefRedEarth

Does it have a prehistoirc touch? Looks very very old.

bayucca
bayucca 11 years ago

¡Con mucho gusto!

Billo-kun
Billo-kun 11 years ago

*o* amazing!!! thank so much @bayucca :)

bayucca
bayucca 11 years ago

Chrysomelidae, Cassidinae, Stolas punicea. You have male and female here!

KeithRoragen
KeithRoragen 11 years ago

Before coming to Project Noah, I never would have guessed there was such an amazing variety of Tortoise Beetles.

Billo-kun
Billo-kun 11 years ago

Thank you very much @KarenL :)

Billo-kun
Billo-kun 11 years ago

Yes I'm confused :S, I don't know that this is a ladybug or a tortoise beetle, but thank you @outdooreducation15 :)

KarenL
KarenL 11 years ago

Nice spot!

Billo-kun
Spotted by
Billo-kun

Córdoba, Veracruz, Mexico

Spotted on Dec 7, 2012
Submitted on Dec 13, 2012

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