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Tortoise Beetle

Cassidinae

Description:

Photo take at my garden, incredible tortoise beetle find on a wild plant around 5 mm diameter this is my first one whit this tortoise shape.

Habitat:

Tropical semiarid.

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8 Comments

Gerardo Aizpuru
Gerardo Aizpuru 10 years ago

Thanks M :)

M Fortune
M Fortune 10 years ago

Wow! That's amazing!

Gerardo Aizpuru
Gerardo Aizpuru 10 years ago

Thanks Lauren yes is the first time i have seen one like this !

LaurenZarate
LaurenZarate 10 years ago

Nice one Gerardo! I like the little orange bump.

Gerardo Aizpuru
Gerardo Aizpuru 10 years ago

Thanks Sckel yes they are many different ones in Brasil if you check Sergio Monterio mission you can see some fantastic ones http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/1575...

Sckel
Sckel 10 years ago

I never saw a tortoise beetle. I think we do not have here.

Gerardo Aizpuru
Gerardo Aizpuru 10 years ago

Thanks Todd :)

Gerardo Aizpuru
Gerardo Aizpuru 10 years ago

Just add more photos !

Gerardo Aizpuru
Spotted by
Gerardo Aizpuru

Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico

Spotted on Jun 4, 2013
Submitted on Jun 4, 2013

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