JungleDragon is a nature and wildlife community for photographers, travellers and anyone who loves nature. We're genuine, free, ad-free and beautiful.

Join

Thistle tortoise beetle pupa After taking the photo I was really wondering what I had photographed. It was some kind of beetle and it was looking fierce. After some searching I found it to be a larvea of a tortoise. I assume it is only a dead shell. <br /> <br /> Dutch name: Distelschildpadtor larve (Cassida Rubiginosa) op Mariadistel (Silybum Marianum) Cassida rubiginosa,Geotagged,Spain,Thistle tortoise beetle,pupa Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Thistle tortoise beetle pupa

After taking the photo I was really wondering what I had photographed. It was some kind of beetle and it was looking fierce. After some searching I found it to be a larvea of a tortoise. I assume it is only a dead shell.

Dutch name: Distelschildpadtor larve (Cassida Rubiginosa) op Mariadistel (Silybum Marianum)

    comments (4)

  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
    Lion
    View Lion class
    Very sharp and well researched. It looks like a more spiky variation of a ladybug larvae. Posted 11 years ago
  2. View Frankhuizen Photography's profile
    Frankhuizen Photography
    Lion
    View Lion class
    Great macro and DOF Joost Posted 11 years ago
  3. View RMFelix's profile
    RMFelix
    Lion
    View Lion class
    Very nice to find it here. It was not a dead shell, it's a pupa of Cassida sp.
    Do you know how to identify them, any key?
    Thanks so much!
     Posted 8 years ago
  4. View Pudding4brains's profile
    Pudding4brains
    Lion
    View Lion class
    I agree with Rui, that this is a pupa and I have changed the title accordingly. There is fair chance that this could be identified (I've been rearing with some species), but I'm not there yet ... Posted 6 years ago

Sign in or Join in order to comment.

The Thistle tortoise beetle

The thistle tortoise beetle, "Cassida rubiginosa", is a tortoise beetle, and as such belongs to the leaf beetles. It has a green carapace.

Info 5 0
Similar species: Beetles
Species identified by Joost Thissen
View Joost Thissen's profile

By Joost Thissen

Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives
Uploaded Dec 28, 2013. Captured May 20, 2013 14:29 in GR-441, Sierra Nevada National Park, 18413 Capileira, Granada, Spain.
country flag of Spain Explore Spain 1,424 872 0
  • SLT-A55V
  • f/3.2
  • 1/160s
  • ISO100
  • 90mm

This photo also appears in

Discover more photo collections