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Golden Tortoise Beetle – Aspidimorpha furcata

vids — Wed, 21 Jul 2021 10:49:02 +0000

Aspidimorpha is a large Old World genus of beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae; … Aspidimorpha fenestrata · Aspidimorpha fragilis · Aspidimorpha furcata …Wikipedia

Spotted at Mandai – July 2021

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Tortoise Beetle – Silana farinosa

vids — Fri, 28 May 2021 11:26:28 +0000

Silana farinosa (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) originating from Sri Lanka and southern India

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Tortoise Beetle – Aspidimorpha miliaris

vids — Tue, 16 Mar 2021 12:31:45 +0000

The Cassidinae 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. Wikipedia

Aspidimorpha miliaris is a widespread Asian species of beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae. The genus name is frequently misspelled as “Aspidomorpha”, due to an unjustified spelling change in 1848. Wikipedia

Spotted at Green Corridor – March 2021

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Tortoise Beetle – Notosacantha rufa

vids — Fri, 12 Mar 2021 07:00:43 +0000

Notosacantha is a genus of cassidine leaf-beetle with nearly 300 species across the Old World. Among the Cassidinae, this genus has among the most species. They feed on plants and can be very host specific. The biology of most species, even the host plants are unknown. Wikipedia

Scientifif name: Notosacantha rufa

Spotted at Ground-Up Initiative (GUI) Kampung Kampus – Lorong Chencharu

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Tortoise Beetle (Cassidinae)

vids — Wed, 06 Jan 2021 01:54:45 +0000

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Tortoise Beetle – Aspidimorpha Deusta

vids — Sat, 02 Jan 2021 04:01:54 +0000

This tortoise beetle is from the family of Chrysomelidae under genus of Aspidomorpha. The species name is Aspidomorpha deusta. Wikipedia

Spotted at Upper Seletar Reservoir

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