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Omophoita
Possibly a member of Endomychidae family (Handsome Fungus Beetles) but I am fairly sure it's the Chrysomelidae family (leaf beetles) The insects of the beetle family Chrysomelidae are commonly known as leaf beetles, and include over 37,000 species in more than 2,500 genera, making up one of the largest and most commonly encountered of all beetle families.
Spotted in the Rain forest in Milpe, Ecuador
Spotted on Jul 17, 2018
Submitted on Sep 8, 2018
5 Comments
Thank you bayucca
Omophoita is correct, but I am sceptic about Simulans. The markings are close, I did not see any trustable reference for Simulans. And I am not sure if this one is found in Ecuador.
you're welcome; glad if I was of help. cheers
Zlatan, thank you for this. I am now researching both groups
To me, all of those look more like members of Endomychidae family (Handsome Fungus Beetles) or Chrysomelidae (leaf beetles); but not Ladybirds (antennae are too long...)...