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Tortoise Beetle

Aspidomorpha miliaris

Description:

this tortoise beetle appears to be mimicking a lady beetle

Habitat:

tropical rainforest

Notes:

Tortoise beetles are one of my favorite insects and I was lucky enough to spot a couple of them in Tawau hills park, but thanks to Chun Xing Wong's keen eyes, I spotted a few more.

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Tortoise Beetle
Aspidomorpha miliaris Aspidimorpha miliaris


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5 Comments

Dan Doucette
Dan Doucette 10 years ago

Sounds tasty kel.

Sckel
Sckel 10 years ago

mango flavor

Dan Doucette
Dan Doucette 10 years ago

Thanks Chun for the ID and for the comment DrNamgyalT.Sherpa. I think you may be thinking of another species Lucky.

DrNamgyalT.Sherpa
DrNamgyalT.Sherpa 10 years ago

Beautiful!

LuckyAbat
LuckyAbat 10 years ago

Thats a golden beetle, it can change its colour

Dan Doucette
Spotted by
Dan Doucette

Tawau, Sabah, Malaysia

Spotted on Jan 25, 2014
Submitted on Apr 8, 2014

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