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Tortoise Beetle

Deloyala sp.

Description:

Three individuals, a pair mating, and, some distance away, another single individual. I believe that one to be female as it matches the coloration of what I assume is the female of the mating pair.

2 Species ID Suggestions

bayucca
bayucca 11 years ago
Deloyala fuliginosa Deloyala fuliginosa | S.E.A.G
Ashish
Ashish 11 years ago
Mottled Tortoise Beetle
Deloyala guttata Beetles


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9 Comments

MayraSpringmann
MayraSpringmann 11 years ago

Beautiful series!

Anne Marie McCaffrey
Anne Marie McCaffrey 11 years ago

Thank you for the kind comments and suggestions.

Ashish and bayucca, both your suggestions seem like good matches - I'm not sure we can really know which it is from these photos ...

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 11 years ago

Bugguide says it it can find in your area...
http://bugguide.net/node/view/13540

LauraMaria
LauraMaria 11 years ago

The tiny details are wonderful, great set of photos here!!

Johan Heyns
Johan Heyns 11 years ago

Very nice spotting and photos!

bayucca
bayucca 11 years ago

I am not 100% about the species.

LeanneGardner
LeanneGardner 11 years ago

Very special :)

KarenL
KarenL 11 years ago

Absolutely gorgeous!

JuanC.Garcia
JuanC.Garcia 11 years ago

Once I had one of this in my hand, they are amazing, great spotting Anne :)

Costa Rica

Spotted on May 16, 2012
Submitted on May 18, 2012

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