Deloyala guttata: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Coleoptera
- Family
- Chrysomelidae
- Genus
- Deloyala
- Species
- Deloyala guttata
- Scientific Name
- Deloyala guttata
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Deloyala guttata
Deloyala guttata, the mottled tortoise beetle, is a species of tortoise beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in the Caribbean, Central America, North America, and South America.
Larva carry shields made from exuviae and frass on their abdomen that they lift to shield their dorsum from predators.
...Deloyala guttata in languages:
- English
- Mottled Tortoise Beetle
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