Beautiful tortoise beetles you might want to add.
Location: Malaysia
June 12, 2011 5:18 am
Found these in my backyard in Malaysia. You have a beautiful collection of tortoise beetles on your site and I thought perhaps you might like to add these.
Signature: AJ

Tortoise Beetle

Dear AJ,
Thanks for sending in photos of these two pretty Tortoise Beetles.  We will try to get species identifications when we have a free moment.

Tortoise Beetle

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weird totally strange insect w over the top HAIR DO
Location: KUCHING MALAYSIA NEAR SARAWAK RIVER
February 7, 2011 1:59 pm
HI, FOUND ABOUT 6 OF THESE MARVELOUS CREATURES ON A LEAF IN KUCHING MALAYSIA. DIDNT HOP AROUND THE WAY A LEAFHOOPER WOULD BUT HELD THEIR GROUND MORE LIKE STOUT CATERPILLARS AND WAVED THIS RASTA HAIR LIKE BRAIDS AROUND ABIT. SO WHAT THESE THINGS TURN INTO THE MOST BEAUTIFUL BUTTERFLIES IN THE WORLD OR THEY JUST PLAIN SCARY.
Signature: HEIDEN999

Tortoise Beetle Larvae

Dear HEIDEN999,
These are Tortoise Beetle Larvae in the tribe Cassidini.  Knowing the plant they were feeding upon might help to more easily identify the species.  We have not had any luck finding an exact match to your species, but there are many similar looking examples in our archives and on the web.

hi daniel,    thanks for the fast ID on my weird larvae.   so they are tortoise beetles hey ..well these beautiful tortoise beetles happen to be close by perhaps this is an adult???   I have sent an attached image.     it looks like they are feeding on the same type leaf.  could this be a match???   thanks,      gary heiden

Tortoise Beetle

Hi Gary,
Based on the information you have provided, we believe it is an excellent possibility that the adult Tortoise Beetle feeding on the same plant is the same species as the larvae.  We could not locate a match on the World’s Best Photos of Cassidinae Flickr Hive Mind website.

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Glowing UFO Bug
June 9, 2010
Really need some help to identify this flying bug that i found when visiting a mushroom farm in Hong Kong. It’s wrapped around in a jelly like cushion, 5cm in diameter, emitting a phosphoresceent glow even in broad day light.
Wildboy
New Territories, Hong Kong

Tortoise Beetle

Hi there Wildboy,
This is a Tortoise Beetle in the tribe Cassidini, but beyond that, we cannot tell you much of the exact species.  The jelly like cushion is actually part of the elytra or hardened wings of the beetle that cover and protect the membranous flying wings.  Many beetles that have this type of metallic coloration quickly fade when they die.

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