#cassidinae

[onenicebugperday]

Cassidine beetle, Elytrogona quatuordecimmaculata, Cassidinae

Found in the Dominican Republic and Haiti

Photo 1 by pedrogenarorodriguez, 2 by renedurocher,and 3 by franklinhowley

[ljsbugblog]

I want my first bug here to be one of my favourites, Aproida balyi, also known as a very polite lady, as seen here:

there is currently no common name for these guys, and from what I understand they are the only species of the tribe Aproidini/genus Aproida (they fall into the family Chrysomelidae, aka leaf beetles). they are only found in subtropical Eastern Australia. their carapace is the most vibrant green, with a lot of dents and texture!

to finish off, here is a slow-motion video I captured of this female taking flight!

please let me know if you like posts like this! I'm very new to bugblr, but im so excited to have a blog to share my love of entomology with the world :)

[orb-expert]

According to the Internet, I was visited by a tortoise beetle. After we identified him, I took him outside 😌

[briery]

Tortoise Beetle (Aspidimorpha sanctaecrucis), by itchydogimages on Flickr. (Hi-Res found here).

[rattyexplores]

The very beautiful Emdenia maxima.

Any keen-eyed viewers may have also noticed the larvae-like creature beneath it.

Emdenia maxima

28/05/22

[sinobug]

Condensation on the Windows Tortoise Beetle (Aspidimorpha sanctaecrucis, Cassidinae, Chrysomelidae) by Sinobug (itchydogimages) on Flickr. Pu’er, Yunnan, China See more Chinese beetles on my Flickr site HERE...

[ecuadorlife]

Tortoise beetle, Cassidinae by Andreas Kay Via Flickr: from Ecuador: www.youtube.com/AndreasKay

[nunoxaviermoreira]

Tortoise beetle, Cassidinae mimicking the silhouette of a Fly by Ecuador Megadiverso this discourages predators from trying to catch what seems to be such a swift prey from Ecuador: www.youtube.com/AndreasKay https://flic.kr/p/2ghcPNW