Tortoise Beetle

Aspidimorpha deusta

Description

Aspidimorpha deusta has ovoid, small golden yellow body with black spots pattern in transverse line. It has a pair of antennae which is black on the tip. The head and the legs are hidden espessially when they rest.

Population Size

Unknown

Life Span

-

WEIGHT​

-

LENGTH

7 mm

Ar

Arboreal

He

Herbivore

No

Nocturnal

Te

Terrestrial

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Arthropoda

CLASS

:

Insecta

ORDER

:

Coleoptera

FAMILY

:

Chrysomelidae

GENUS

:

Aspidimorpha

SPECIES

:

Aspidimorpha deusta

Distribution

Aspidimorpha deusta could be found in the foliage or vines.

Geography

Continent : Asia, Australia

Country : Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, Malaysia, Kamboja, Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar, Singapore, Brunei Darussalam, Australia.

Habits and Lifestyle

Aspidimorpha deusta active at night and usually doesn’t fly in daylight.

Lifestyle

Terrestrial, arboreal

Biome

Tropical rain forest

Climate Zone

Tropical

Diet and Nutrition

Aspidimorpha deusta eats underside of the leaves at night.

Diet : Herbivore, folivore

Mating Habits

Aspidimorpha deusta female laid their eggs on the underside of the leaves in clusters.

Reproduction session : –

Incubation periods : –

Independent age : at birth

Baby name : –

Baby carrying : –

Population

Population status : Not Evaluated (NE)

NE

DD

LC

NT

VU

EN

CR

EW

EX

PHOTO GALLERY

Reference

  1. https://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:e1205f35-17ef-45f7-a167-23b4b4491282
  2. https://www.cabi.org/ISC/abstract/20073168948