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Spotted Tortoise Beetle

Aspidomorpha miliaris

Description:

Small 1cm orange more than golden tortoise beetle. Black on its back and its sides and where the tortoise legs would be (if it was a tortoise)

Habitat:

On our garden path near jungle and mangroves, Phuket, Thailand, South East Asia. 7.56 Rainy Season.

Notes:

I had seen one of these a few days before but it flew away as soon as I got closer. I felt extremely lucky to spot this one AND get some pictures of it.

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Muckpuk
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Muckpuk

ภูเก็ต, Ko Phuket#phuket, Thailand

Spotted on Jun 17, 2013
Submitted on Jul 7, 2013

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