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Tortoise Beetle

Tapinaspis wesmaeli

Spotting Image 1

Description:

A "bulls-eye" tortoise beetle...

Habitat:

Mombacho Volcanio national Park, Nicaragua Altitude 1344 m / 4,409 ft

1 Species ID Suggestions

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bayucca
bayucca 8 years ago
Tortoise Beetle
Tapinaspis wesmaeli Tapinaspis wesmaelihabitus


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10 Comments

pamsai
pamsai 8 years ago

thank you bayucca… I like this little tortoise beetle. Wish I had got a better photo of it.

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bayucca
bayucca 8 years ago

Chrysomelidae, Cassidinae, Tapinaspis wesmaeli.

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bayucca
bayucca 8 years ago

Sorry, not Charidotis incincta.

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bayucca
bayucca 8 years ago

Chrysomelidae, Cassidinae, Charidotis sp. and possibly Charidotis incincta. Not 100% sure.
http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20q?searc...

pamsai
pamsai 8 years ago

yes, I agree Leuba... Thanks.

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Leuba Ridgway
Leuba Ridgway 8 years ago

That's a little beauty Pam !

pamsai
pamsai 8 years ago

hahaha bayucca... that was just a wild guess as it looked like a "bulls-eye"!

pamsai
pamsai 8 years ago

thanks Ashutosh...

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bayucca
bayucca 8 years ago

Close, but not Ischnocodia annulus, the famous Target Beetle. Busy day, I try to get closer later...

Ashutosh Dudhatra
Ashutosh Dudhatra 8 years ago

Wow nice!

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pamsai
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pamsai

Granada, Granada, Nicaragua

Spotted on Jun 12, 2015
Submitted on Jul 16, 2015

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