Orange black tortoise beetle

Aspidimorpha westwoodi

Aspidimorpha westwoodi is a small orange and black tortoise leaf beetle found in Queensland Australia.
Aspidimorpha westwoodi This tiny tortoise beetle suffering from camera shake in the Cairns Botanical Gardens. Aspidimorpha,Aspidimorpha westwoodi,Aspidomorpha,Australia,Cassidinae,Geotagged,Orange black tortoise beetle,Spring,chrysomelidae

Appearance

About 8mm.
Oval shaped but with much of the margin transparent. The non-transparent part is orange with black markings.

Distribution

Australian north east coastal areas including far north NSW and Queensland

References:

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http://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:3c7c90f0-2978-4d43-87d3-42da577a84bc#
http://www.brisbaneinsects.com/brisbane_leafbeetles/OrangeTortoiseBeetle.htm
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderColeoptera
FamilyChrysomelidae
GenusAspidimorpha
SpeciesAspidimorpha westwoodi
Photographed in
Australia