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Spiny Leaf Beetle

Sub. fam Cassidinae

Description:

Small and spiny. About 5 mm.

Habitat:

Meadow. Hlane camp site.

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4 Comments

bayucca
bayucca 9 years ago

Correct, not a larva, but a Spiny Leaf Beetle, Chrysomelidae, Cassidinae and Hispini or Hispinae.
http://www.ispot.org.za/node/162759

Tiz
Tiz 9 years ago

perhaps something similar to this one: http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2012/12/05/u...

Tiz
Tiz 9 years ago

Without knowing, I have the feeling that this is a bit more developed than a larva. Have you seen many with antennaes?

bayucca
bayucca 9 years ago

Beetle larva??

Tiz
Spotted by
Tiz

Mbabane, Sifundza seHhohho, Swaziland

Spotted on Apr 5, 2014
Submitted on May 12, 2014

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