http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/10/02/unknown-brazilian-tortoise-beetle/ Are we experts yet? Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:43:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/10/02/unknown-brazilian-tortoise-beetle/comment-page-1/#comment-16528 bugman Fri, 02 Oct 2009 16:21:11 +0000 http://www.whatsthatbug.com/?p=21163#comment-16528 The exact species ID might not be possible without examination of the specimen, but Stolas areolata looks very close and Stolas is most surely the correct genus. The exact species ID might not be possible without examination of the specimen, but Stolas areolata looks very close and Stolas is most surely the correct genus.

]]> http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/10/02/unknown-brazilian-tortoise-beetle/comment-page-1/#comment-16527 lttlechkn Fri, 02 Oct 2009 13:21:47 +0000 http://www.whatsthatbug.com/?p=21163#comment-16527 Could it possibly be Stolas areolata? A reference picture... http://www.flickr.com/photos/pararu2008/3151405985/in/pool-bbe/ and http://www.biol.uni.wroc.pl/cassidae/katalog%20internetowy/stolasareolatafig.htm Also a link to a wonderful site with hundreds of pictures of tortoise beetles... http://www.biol.uni.wroc.pl/cassidae/katalog%20internetowy/listofphotos_A.htm It takes quite a bit of time to go through the photos due to having to click a separate link for every photo; but they have an amazing archive in my opinion. Could it possibly be Stolas areolata? A reference picture… http://www.flickr.com/photos/pararu2008/3151405985/in/pool-bbe/ and http://www.biol.uni.wroc.pl/cassidae/katalog%20internetowy/stolasareolatafig.htm Also a link to a wonderful site with hundreds of pictures of tortoise beetles… http://www.biol.uni.wroc.pl/cassidae/katalog%20internetowy/listofphotos_A.htm
It takes quite a bit of time to go through the photos due to having to click a separate link for every photo; but they have an amazing archive in my opinion.

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