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Tortoise Beetle

Microctenochira fraterna

Description:

1/2 cm diameter

Habitat:

Garden, Carribean coast, lowland wet forest, Barra del Colorado Wildlife Refuge

1 Species ID Suggestions

bayucca
bayucca 10 years ago
Tortoise Beetle
Microctenochira sp. Microctenochira hectica | Flickr - Photo Sharing!


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10 Comments

bayucca
bayucca 10 years ago

The legend is actually Lech Borowiec...

manuelariasarias77
manuelariasarias77 10 years ago

You are a legend bayucca. Thank you!

bayucca
bayucca 10 years ago

Microctenochira fraterna confirmed!

manuelariasarias77
manuelariasarias77 10 years ago

Thanks bayucca - we saw the other spotting and thought it was the same species.

bayucca
bayucca 10 years ago

Chrysomelidae, Cassidinae, Cassidini, Microtenochira sp. and probably Microctenochira hectica or Microctenochira fraterna. I will try to find out more.
Correct ID?
http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20q?searc...
ID confirmed: http://www.flickr.com/photos/tristanba/8...
Same one?
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/105...

LaurenZarate
LaurenZarate 10 years ago

Beautiful reflective coloration!

Bhagya Herath
Bhagya Herath 10 years ago

wow!!! so beautiful.....

Diaz José Miguel
Diaz José Miguel 10 years ago

hermosa!

ChunXingWong
ChunXingWong 10 years ago

This is just too amazing !

Sergio Monteiro
Sergio Monteiro 10 years ago

Belissimo!!!

Limón, Costa Rica

Spotted on Dec 1, 2013
Submitted on Dec 1, 2013

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