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Tortoise Beetle

Tapinaspis wesmaeli

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bayucca
bayucca 9 years ago
Tortoise Beetle
Tapinaspis wesmaeli Tapinaspis wesmaelihabitus


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9 Comments

SarotaBoy
SarotaBoy 9 years ago

Thank you very much, Dilan and turtles2penguins. I was lucky to capture the moment.

turtles2penguins
turtles2penguins 9 years ago

great shot!

Dilan Chathuranga
Dilan Chathuranga 9 years ago

Nice shot!!

SarotaBoy
SarotaBoy 9 years ago

Thank you for your comment, Nayeli.

Nayeli
Nayeli 9 years ago

Cute beetle!

SarotaBoy
SarotaBoy 9 years ago

Thank you very much once again, bayucca and Diaz José Miguel!

Diaz José Miguel
Diaz José Miguel 9 years ago

Nice!

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bayucca
bayucca 9 years ago

Chrysomelidae, Cassidinae, should be Tapinaspis wesmaeli.
http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20p?see=I...
http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20p?see=I...
http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20p?see=I...

Diaz José Miguel
Diaz José Miguel 9 years ago

Looks like some kind of target tortoise beetle. But the ones I have seen are golden instead of red.

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SarotaBoy
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San José, San José, Costa Rica

Spotted on Oct 20, 2013
Submitted on Oct 13, 2014

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