Deloyala guttata

Deloyala guttata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Deloyala
Species:
D. guttata
Binomial name
Deloyala guttata
(Olivier, 1790)

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.

Mottled Tortoise Beetle, Deloyala guttata, Pryor, OK, USA

Larva carry shields made from exuviae and frass on their abdomen that they lift to shield their dorsum from predators.

References

  1. ↑ "Deloyala guttata Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Deloyala guttata Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  3. ↑ "North American Cryptocephalus species (Chrysomelidae, Cryptocephalinae)". Texas Entomology. Mike Quinn. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  4. ↑ "Staines C.L. (2011). "Catalog of the hispines of the World"". Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  5. ↑ "Images and collection data for Deloyala guttata". Pictures from Earth. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  6. ↑ Olmstead, Karen L.; Denno, Robert F. (1993). "Effectiveness of Tortoise Beetle Larval Shields Against Different Predator Species". Ecology. 74 (5): 1394–1405. Bibcode:1993Ecol...74.1394O. doi:10.2307/1940069. ISSN 0012-9658. JSTOR 1940069. Retrieved 13 May 2022.

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