Furcated tortoise beetle (Aspidimorpha furcata)

Furcated tortoise beetle (Aspidimorpha furcata) is a species of animal in the Chrysomelidae, winged, arboreal insect, having a round, transparent glass shield that covers the entire upper body.

The protective shield of the head is semicircular. The dorsal shield is circular and divided into two for each wing on the left and right. The body is cylindrical, golden red or copper in color and shiny. A pair of golden red antennae with black tips.



An adult female produces about 150 eggs for 70-80 days. The grub stage is about 8-9 days and the pupa stage is about 4 days. This species inhabits bushes in forests, farmlands and open areas with lots of sunlight.

TAXON

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Subclass: Pterygota
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Superfamily: Chrysomeloidea
Family: Chrysomelidae
Subfamily: Cassidinae
Tribe: Aspidimorphini
Genus: Aspidimorpha Hope (1840)
Species: Aspidimorpha furcata Thunberg (1789)

SYNONYMS

Aspidimorpha indica Boheman (1854)
Aspidomorpha indica Boheman (1775)
Cassida dorsata Olivier (1790)
Cassida furcata Thunberg (1789)
Cassida micans Fabricius (1801)

VERNACULAR NAME

Chinese (simplified): 甘薯梳龟甲
Chinese (traditional): 甘薯梳龜甲 - 金盾龜金花蟲 - 金盾圓龜金花蟲
English: Furcated tortoise beetle, Golden tortoise beetle, Furcated tortoise beetle
Guangdong: 甘薯梳龜甲
Hong Kong: 甘薯梳龜甲
Indonesia: Kumbang kaca
Japanese: ジンガサハムシ
Java: Kepik koco
Macao: 甘薯梳龜甲
Taiwan: 金盾龜金花蟲 - 金盾圓龜金花蟲
Thai: ด้วงเต่าทองอินเดีย

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