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Tortoise Beetle

Cyrtonota tristigma

Description:

Maybe a Tortoise Beetle? It measured about 15mm in length, shiny bronze coloured with six distinct red spots divided symmetrically over both elytra.

Habitat:

Rainforest outside Palenque in Chiapas, Mexico.

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Tortoise beetle
Cyrtonota tristigma Cyrtonota tristigma - Overview


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4 Comments

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 7 years ago

Kostas suggestion looks good to me. Felix please update scientific name if you agree.

Sergio Monteiro
Sergio Monteiro 7 years ago

Coisinha linda. Besouros tartaruga são alguns dos besouros mais bonitos.

Diaz José Miguel
Diaz José Miguel 7 years ago

What a beauty!

Felix Fleck
Felix Fleck 7 years ago

Nice one Kostas, thank you!

Felix Fleck
Spotted by
Felix Fleck

Chiapas, Mexico

Spotted on Dec 25, 2016
Submitted on Jan 31, 2017

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