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Epistictina viridimaculata.jpg

Epistictina viridimaculata  (Boheman, 1850)


Home > Insects > Coleoptera > Chrysomelidae > ​Epistictina viridimaculata
Kingdom: Animalia
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Superfamily: Chrysomeloidea
Family: Chrysomelidae
Subfamily: Cassidinae
Tribe: Basiprionotini
Genus: Epistictina
Species: viridimaculata

  • Common names: Tortoise beetle​
  • Distribution: Burma, Cambodia, S China, NE India, Laos, Malaysia, Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam.​
  • Image locations: Chiang Mai (Doi Suthep-Pui N.P.), Mae Hong Son (Pai), Nakhon Si Thammarat
  • Hosts: Meliaceae (Mahogany)
  • Additional notes: 
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Image locations

Images of Epistictina viridimaculata from Thailand.
typical form of Epistictina viridimaculata.jpg
Epistictina viridimaculata (Boheman, 1850) typical form, 10 mm, May, Doi Suthep-Pui N.P. Chiang Mai
typical form of Epistictina viridimaculata.jpg
Epistictina viridimaculata (Boheman, 1850) typical form, 10 mm, May, Doi Suthep-Pui N.P. Chiang Mai
dark form of Epistictina viridimaculata.jpg
Epistictina viridimaculata (Boheman, 1850) dark form, May, Doi Suthep-Pui N.P. Chiang Mai
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Epistictina viridimaculata (Boheman, 1850) dark form, May, Doi Suthep-Pui N.P. Chiang Mai
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Epistictina viridimaculata (Boheman, 1850) dark form, Nakhon Si Thammarat
Epistictina viridimaculata from Pai.jpg
Epistictina viridimaculata (Boheman, 1850) Pai, Mae Hong Son, June 2017

References: 
Cassidinae of the world
Please note that individual species identifications do not necessarily represent the opinion of all contributors.

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