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Golden Tortoise Beetle

Aspidimorpha sanctaecrucis

Notes:

really beautiful bug. A jewel of a bug. :)

2 Species ID Suggestions

Yasser
Yasser 12 years ago
Golden Tortoise Beetle
Charidotella (Genus)


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169 Comments (1–25)

Matthew Eppihimer
Matthew Eppihimer 7 years ago

Amazing





Miss Naturaleza
Miss Naturaleza 7 years ago

Increible...

noeliapa
noeliapa 7 years ago

It's like a little jewel... Beautiful!!

armonia-201528
armonia-201528 8 years ago

wowww. Love it!!

goldeneagle
goldeneagle 8 years ago

Wha...wha... What?!?! Golden!!!!!!

dylanjamesjoaquin
dylanjamesjoaquin 9 years ago

I would not take it from the wild.

Muckpuk
Muckpuk 9 years ago

Why "have"?

dylanjamesjoaquin
dylanjamesjoaquin 9 years ago

But breeding in a contained environment will help species population.

Leuba Ridgway
Leuba Ridgway 9 years ago

Best to leave exotic species (plants, animals) alone. Look at and enjoy them in their native environment.

dylanjamesjoaquin
dylanjamesjoaquin 9 years ago

I would love the have this beautiful species. Some day, I will visit India.

I have see the Same in Irupu Falls Karnataka ...Awesome creature...

LilBunny
LilBunny 9 years ago

For a second, it looked like it was in amber. Anyone else see that? It's kinda cool

HazelMarley
HazelMarley 10 years ago

Woah, it looks like it's in a bubble or a shell!

bg11a17
bg11a17 10 years ago

I have never seen something like that! Congratulations that´s something amazing and pretty!

kaylabroski24
kaylabroski24 10 years ago

It looks like it's made out of gold. That's really cool!

ceejayalyssa
ceejayalyssa 10 years ago

amazing!

amelieprentice2003
amelieprentice2003 10 years ago

Looks like real gold. Beautiful.

Ratih Perwita
Ratih Perwita 10 years ago

hey waktu kecil aku juga pernah menemukan yang seperti ini di daerah sekitar rumahku. Aku menemukan banyak sekali serangga yang seperti itu.

baconreiche
baconreiche 10 years ago

LOVE IT!!!! :)

Mona Pirih
Mona Pirih 10 years ago

wow... that's very nice series... Amazing creature.. I can see the golden tortoise inside. Very beautiful..

chadryanlinton1
chadryanlinton1 10 years ago

Nothing like that around where i live

outsidegirl0
outsidegirl0 10 years ago

cool!

ChimeTsetan
ChimeTsetan 10 years ago

thank you Mari du Preez. :)

Mari du Preez
Mari du Preez 10 years ago

What a brilliant little beetle! Great shots!

beastlyvirtues
beastlyvirtues 11 years ago

What a treasure!

ChimeTsetan
Spotted by
ChimeTsetan

Mundgod, Karnataka, India

Spotted on Sep 6, 2011
Submitted on Sep 6, 2011

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