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Panther-like Tortoise Beetle, La Isla Escondida, Colombia A gorgeous Tortoise beetle with explicit yellow/black patterns. I'm wondering if its crapping here, because if you look closely, there's a damaged path to the leaf, it may be feeding waste instead, not sure. Aslamidium capense,Colombia,Colombia 2018,Colombia South,La Isla Escondida,Putumayo,South America,World Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Panther-like Tortoise Beetle, La Isla Escondida, Colombia

A gorgeous Tortoise beetle with explicit yellow/black patterns. I'm wondering if its crapping here, because if you look closely, there's a damaged path to the leaf, it may be feeding waste instead, not sure.

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  1. In this case the feeding waste is crap :o) Posted 6 years ago
    1. Thanks for confirming :) Posted 6 years ago
  2. Maybe Aslamidium capense? Or similar sp.? Posted 6 years ago
    1. Wow, looks like an exact match! Thank you for the bday gift :) Posted 6 years ago
      1. Yay! You're welcome, birthday boy! Err..."man" Posted 6 years ago

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Aslamidium capense is a tortoise beetle in the Aslamidium genus. It has a checkered appearance and occurs in parts of South America.

Similar species: Beetles
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded Jan 24, 2019. Captured Oct 21, 2018 15:21.
  • NIKON D850
  • f/13.0
  • 1/60s
  • ISO64
  • 105mm