A pale oval beetle larva with spiny spikes radiating around the sides of the body sits on the underside of a hairy green leaf. It's carrying dark, dried cast skins on its back for protection.
Predators got you down? Want to hide from the world?
Just slough off your skin and flop it on your back! 👍 #lifehack
tortoise #beetle #larva
#Chrysomelidae: #Cassidinae
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Specimens of Cassidinae deposited in the Insect Collection of the College of Agriculture, Yangtze University 1 Aspidomorpha (s. str.) difformis (Motschulsky, 1860) 2 Aspidomorpha (s. str.) furcata (Thunberg, 1789) 3 Aspidomorpha (s. str.) miliaris (Fabricius, 1775) 4 Aspidomorpha (s. str.) sanctaecrucis (Fabricius, 1792) 5 Aspidomorpha (s. str.) transparipennis (Motschulsky, 1860) 6 Laccoptera (Laccopteroidea) nepalensis Boheman, 1855 7 Laccoptera (Sindiola) hospita Boheman, 1855 8 Basiprionota bisignata (Boheman, 1862) 9 Basiprionota chinensis (Fabricius, 1798). Scale bars: 1 mm.
#LiteratureNotice Yang et al. A catalog of Cassidinae leaf beetles (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae) collection deposited in the Insect Collection of the College of Agriculture, Yangtze University, China doi.org/10.3897/zook... #Beetle #Beetles #tortoisebeetle #cassidinae
I hace these as earrings! #Cassidinae #leafbeetles
a-b. The general view of the Malpighian tubules in Cassida palaestina. The proximal tubules connect to the junction of the midgut and hindgut (SEM). c. The distal Malpighian tubules (→) attached to the colon (SEM). d. Circles shown that the distal Malpighian tubules under the sheath surrounding the colon (SEM). Colon epithelium cell (E). e–f. The longitudinal section of the distal Malpighian tubules (Circles) under the sheath surrounding the colon. Nucleus (N), (Light Microscope, HE)
#LiteratureNotice Sirri & Mutlu. Characteristic of the excretory system in Cassida palaestina Reiche, 1858 ( #Coleoptera: #Chrysomelidae: #Cassidinae) doi.org/10.1007/s007... #Beetle #Beetles #LeafBeetles #Morphology
tortoise #beetles #Cassidinae for #invertefest. Besides anal forks, we can talk with wonder about their telescopic anus.
still editing bookshelf, but keeping sexy covers!
Macedo, Flinte, Abejanella & Chaboo. 2015. Three new reports of #subsocial #tortoisebeetles from South America (#Chrysomelidae: #Cassidinae). #leafbeetles #parentalcare
nice paper on important character in #Chrysomelidae Tree of Life: bifid setae in #Criocerinae #Cassidinae #Donaciinae #Bruchidae. Great dedication to Stork & Schmitt by Dagmar & Gorb. 2025. ...branching adhesive setae in two #leafbeetles Zoomorphology 144:48.
Little hastag typo, have to re-read before posting. Meant to be #coleoptera #cassida #cassidinae #cassidasubreticulata #entomology
Congrats to Natsuki Nomura & Atsushi Kasai. 2025. Unilateral exclusion of three #leafbeetles species due resource competition for oviposition sites. #Cassidinae DOI: 10.1111/een.13439
Flattened orange tortoise beetle larvae ringed by bristly black projections capped with an irregular brown clump of feces & bits of discarded exoskeleton, resting on a green leaf with feeding damage.
Viewed from above, there is flattened orange tortoise beetle larvae ringed by bristly black projections capped with an irregular brown clump of feces & bits of discarded exoskeleton which has been partially raised to reveal part of the dorsal side.
Viewed from above against the leaf where it rests, there is flattened orange tortoise beetle larvae ringed by bristly black projections capped with an irregular brown clump of feces & bits of discarded exoskeleton which has been partially raised to reveal most of dorsal side.
Viewed from above against the leaf where it rests, there is flattened orange tortoise beetle larvae ringed by bristly black projections capped with an irregular brown clump of feces & bits of discarded exoskeleton which has been raised & extended beyond the rear of the larvae, completely exposing its dorsum.
If “living your best life” means hiding under a personal poopy #parasol, you might be #tortoise #beetle #larva. Predators find the look/taste unappetizing. This #Cassidinae species from #Ecuador can raise & lower their sh*t shield like a fancy man tipping his top hat to lady on the way to the opera!
#tortoisebeetles are indeed handsome sexy beasties!
#Cassidinae #Chrysomelidae #leafbeetles
Cute #Cassidinae #beetles
The poop-wearing larvae are even cuter
stunning tiny #leafbeetle #Cassidinae brightens my day
Shameen, Prathapan, Nasser & Chaboo. 2016. #Javeta
#Chrysomelidae #Cassidinae #leafbeetle on #Phoenix #palms #India zookeys.pensoft.net/articles.php...
Tortoise Beetles Mating; Cassidinae (Chrysomelidae).
Tortoise Beetles Mating; Cassidinae (Chrysomelidae).
Tortoise Beetles Mating; Cassidinae (Chrysomelidae).
#beetle #beetles #coleoptera #entomology #insect #insects #arthropod #arthropods #tortoise #tortoisebeetle #spinybeetle #beetlemating #animalbehaviour #ecology #cassidinae #chrysomelidae
Fujiyama et al. Incomplete Behavioral Isolation among #TortoiseBeetles Species of the Genus Cassida Linnaeus (#Coleoptera: #Chrysomelidae: #Cassidinae) and Its Implications doi.org/10.1649/0010... #Beetles #LeafBeetles #Behaviour #TheColeopteristBulletin
Hispa morio holotype: 1) Dorsal habitus; 4) Labels; 7) Lateral habitus (photos provided by Dr. Michael Kuhlmann, ZMUK). Pentispa bivittaticollis: 2) Dorsal habitus; 5) Labels; 8) Lateral habitus. P. larssoni holotype: 3) Dorsal habitus; 6) Labels; 9) Lateral habitus (photos provided by Laura Marrero Palma and Mandy Schröter, SDEI).
#LiteratureNotice Ramsey. Taxonomic Changes in the Genera Pentispa Chapuis and Xenochalepus Weise (#Coleoptera: #Chrysomelidae: #Cassidinae: Chalepini)
doi.org/10.1649/0010...
#Beetle #Beetles #LeafBeetles #TheColeopteristsBulletin
