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Dicladispa occator - Female Cassidinae,Chrysomelidae,Dicladispa,Dicladispa occator,Dicladispa testacea,Geotagged,Hispinae,Hispini,La Palma (Canary Islands),Spain Click/tap to enlarge

Dicladispa occator - Female

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    Ferdy Christant
    Lion
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    What are the horn-like appendages on the thorax? Posted 5 years ago
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      Pudding4brains
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      These are what they look like - thorns, same as on the wing cases. For defense against predators I would assume ... Posted 5 years ago

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The Dicladispa occator

Dicladispa occator is a species of Leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae) in the subfamily Cassidinae, tribe Hispini (formerly a subfamily in its own right, Hispinae) with monophagous development on Cistaceae, where the larvae create irregular upper surface blotch like leaf mines.

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Similar species: Beetles
Species identified by Pudding4brains
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Uploaded Dec 20, 2019. Captured in LP-301, 38712 Breña Baja, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain.
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