Asian Spotted Tortoise Beetle Larvae

Aspidimorpha miliaris, (Fabricius, 1775)

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Sâu của Bọ Rùa Sao Đen Asian Spotted Tortoise Beetle, Tortoiseshell Beetle.(Larvae) Aspidimorpha miliaris, (Fabricius, 1775) Chrysomelidae Body length 7 mm samsung SM-A037F Sa-đéc Vietnam, 2022.11.26_08.36

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2 Comments

Võ Anh Tuấn a year ago

John B.
Thank you.

John B. a year ago

Hi Võ Anh Tuấn,
What a great spotting. I have some pictures of the larvae of Cassida circumdata which look similar, but have a darker coloured body and a wider "tail". They look so cute, but the "tail" catches their faeces and as they move around, they continuously flick it up over their back and down again. I think I read somewhere that this is to ward off predators and I know it works, because I have never touched another one since I found out about the "tail". John B.