Laccoptera (Laccopteroidea) nepalensis  Boheman, 1855
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Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Superfamily: Chrysomeloidea
Family: Chrysomelidae
Subfamily: Cassidinae
Tribe: Aspidimorphini
Genus: Laccoptera
Subgenus: Laccopteroidea
Species: nepalensis 

  • Common names: Tortoise beetle
  • Distribution: Andaman Is, Burma, S and E China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Nepal, Pakistan, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam.​
  • Image locations: Chiang Mai (A.Muang, Chom Thong), Mae Hong Son (Pai)
  • Hosts: Calystegia soldanella, Ipomoea indica​, Ipomoea carnea ssp. fistulosa, Ipomoea nil.
  • Additional notes: 
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Image locations
Images of Laccoptera (Laccopteroidea) nepalensis from Thailand.
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Laccoptera (Laccopteroidea) nepalensis (Boheman, 1855) Chiang Mai, 2013
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Laccoptera (Laccopteroidea) nepalensis (Boheman, 1855) Chiang Mai, 2013
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Laccoptera (Laccopteroidea) nepalensis (Boheman, 1855) Pai Mae Hong Son, October 2016
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Laccoptera (Laccopteroidea) nepalensis (Boheman, 1855) Chom Thong, Chiang Mai, November 2016
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Laccoptera (Laccopteroidea) nepalensis (Boheman, 1855) Chom Thong, Chiang Mai, November 2016
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Laccoptera (Laccopteroidea) nepalensis (Boheman, 1855) Chom Thong, Chiang Mai, November 2016
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Laccoptera (Laccopteroidea) nepalensis (Boheman, 1855) Chom Thong, Chiang Mai, November 2016
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Laccoptera (Laccopteroidea) nepalensis (Boheman, 1855) Chom Thong, Chiang Mai, November 2016
References: 
Cassidinae of the world