Deloyala guttata | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
Family: | Chrysomelidae |
Genus: | Deloyala |
Species: | D. guttata
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Binomial name | |
Deloyala guttata (
Olivier, 1790)
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Deloyala guttata, the mottled tortoise beetle, is a species of tortoise beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. [1] [2] It is found in the Caribbean, Central America, North America, and South America. [2] [3] [4]
Larva carry shields made from exuviae and frass on their abdomen that they lift to shield their dorsum from predators. [6]
Deloyala guttata | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
Family: | Chrysomelidae |
Genus: | Deloyala |
Species: | D. guttata
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Binomial name | |
Deloyala guttata (
Olivier, 1790)
|
Deloyala guttata, the mottled tortoise beetle, is a species of tortoise beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. [1] [2] It is found in the Caribbean, Central America, North America, and South America. [2] [3] [4]
Larva carry shields made from exuviae and frass on their abdomen that they lift to shield their dorsum from predators. [6]