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Laccoptera tredecimpunctata
Chrysomelidae; Cassidinae; Aspidimorphini; Laccoptera tredecimpunctata (Fabricius, 1801). "The Cassidinae (tortoise and leaf-mining beetles) are a subfamily of the leaf beetles, or Chrysomelidae. The antennae arise close to each other and some members have the pronotal and elytral edges extended to the side and covering the legs so as to give them the common name of tortoise beetles. Some members, such as in the tribe Hispini, are notable for the spiny outgrowths to the pronotum and elytra." Wikipedia.
Spotted on Taro (Colocasia esculenta) at the side of the rice mill. This is a patch of ground which has been used for growing Taro for many years. The plants are well established and healthy, but because their leaves are large and give plenty of shade, not many grasses or small plants thrive there.
Plant identification - http://www.stuartxchange.org/Gabi.html
Spotted on Aug 16, 2017
Submitted on May 27, 2022
3 Comments
Hi arne.roysland, thanks again for your help on this one. Now I will check back through my older pictures and notes more carefully before uploading a spotting. Before I joined Project Noah, I just worked on my own with my photos and notes, trying to put together a catalogue of local biodiversity. No one ever saw it other than myself. So no chance of picking up on errors. I am really enjoying P.N. and all the help from you and one or two others. Thank you. John B.
Hi Arne, than you very much for for your comment. Sorry I took so long to answer. I have been so busy today that I forgot to check my email until now. I will look at your suggested link in the morning and let you know how I get on.. Many thanks again. John B.
Laccoptera nepalensis species have spots down on the edge of the shell, your spotting has not.
https://www.biolib.cz/en/image/id177834/...
This one look more like your spotting https://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/13...