Golden Tortoise Beetle

thank you albertostefano.tanzi and sciguy617...

Thats amazing

Incredible!!!

You are most welcome Birding for fun.... :)

This is one of the most interesting insects I have ever seen. Thanks for posting.

Hi CanisLupusBailey, i found this little bug in Mundgod (a small village in south Indian state of Karnataka). It is quite common during certain season for a short duration and absent for the rest of the year.

Woow, could you tell me where do you find this little bug? 3 years ago I was on a beatch town called Yelapa on Jalisco Mèxico, the town is in betwen the beatch and the jungle, I was walking trougth the jungle when I found a bug like the one on your photo but this one was metalic green instead of gold.

Impresionante!!!!

WOW! Mashallaah Amazing

lol Leuba, Maybe they looted some bank lockers full of gold. ;) Thanks Viv and Nichole. :)

What an amazing spotting! I've never sen such a beautiful little bug!

did they get the gold from the Kolar Goldfields for this one? - truly amazing!!

Amazing creature and a beautiful set of photos.

:) lol ArgyBee, don't worry. Kannadigas won't need them for buttons... here the traditional dress doesn't need no buttons. Lungi rules.

Fantastic little creature and superb photo sequence.
Hope the Kannadigas don't start wanting these for buttons ;)

:) thank you all over again Carol ;)

Yes, this is quite a photo! Had to view it again. Congrats again for such a great spotting and wonderful series of photos.

thank you MPM, Sachin, QuigCrew and Caroline. ;) its very much real and very very beautiful bug. An envy for almost all of the six legged critters.

Incredible, I just can't believe it's real

absolutely amazing. can't make it up.

A magical spotting !!

good catch!!

thank you carolsnowmilne. :)

Alien space astronaut! LOL

I have seen some amazing and strange insects, however, this is the cherry on top of the ice cream. WOW! No words can describe it! Great find! Awesome photos! THANK YOU!