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Spiny Leaf Beetle

Platypria hystrix

Spotting Image 1

Description:

About 8mm long, completely covered with spines.

Habitat:

Found on a banana leaf.

1 Species ID Suggestions

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bayucca
bayucca 10 years ago
Tortoise Beetle
Platypria hystrix http://www.nbaii.res.in/insectpests/images/Platypria-hystrix2.jpg


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8 Comments

sunnyjosef
sunnyjosef 10 years ago

Thank you
Mark Ridgway

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Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 10 years ago

Amazing creature sunny.

sunnyjosef
sunnyjosef 10 years ago

Thank you Bhagya Herath

sunnyjosef
sunnyjosef 10 years ago

Thank you Reza Hashemizadeh

sunnyjosef
sunnyjosef 10 years ago

Thank you bayucca for the ID

Bhagya Herath
Bhagya Herath 10 years ago

amazing ......

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Reza Hashemizadeh
Reza Hashemizadeh 10 years ago

Wonderful !

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bayucca
bayucca 10 years ago

Chrysomelidae, Cassidinae, Hispini, Platypria sp. and most probably Platypria hystrix.
http://www.nbaii.res.in/insectpests/Plat...
http://www.biol.uni.wroc.pl/cassidae/Bor...

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sunnyjosef
Spotted by
sunnyjosef

Kochi, Kerala, India

Spotted on Dec 18, 2013
Submitted on Dec 18, 2013

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