Guardian Nature School Team Contact Blog Project Noah Facebook Project Noah Twitter
Project Noah

A worldwide community photographing and learning about wildlife

Join Project Noah!
nature school apple icon

Project Noah Nature School visit nature school

Tortoise Beetle

Aspidomorpha deusta

Spotting Image 1
  • photo 1
  • photo
  • photo

Description:

Under one cm. 3rd photo shows what may be the larvae of this beetle, there were dozens of them close by.

Habitat:

Found on Beach Morning Glory (Ipomea pes-caprae).

2 Species ID Suggestions

+1
stho002
stho002 10 years ago
Tortoise beetle
Family CHRYSOMELIDAE subfamily CASSIDINAE
Noah Ranger +1
MartinL
MartinL 10 years ago
Tortoise beetle
Aspidomorpha deusta Aspidomorpha deusta adult | Leaf Beetles - subfamily Cassidinae | Insect Gallery


Sign in to suggest organism ID

2 Comments

Noah Ranger
LeanneGardner
LeanneGardner 10 years ago

Thank you Martin.

Noah Ranger
LeanneGardner
LeanneGardner 10 years ago

Thank you for the ID stho002.

Sign in to comment
LeanneGardner
Spotted by
LeanneGardner

Queensland, Australia

Spotted on Oct 22, 2013
Submitted on Oct 29, 2013

Spotted for Missions

Related Spottings

Golden tortoise beetle Tortoise Beetle Aspidomorpha furcata 甘薯梳龜甲 Aspidomorpha furcate 甘薯梳龜甲

Nearby Spottings

Crocker's Frother Orange Dart, Wide-brand Grass-dart Spectacled Monarch (juvenile) White-browed Scrubwren

Reference

Noah Guardians
Noah Sponsors
join Project Noah Team

Join the Project Noah Team