Translucent-elytra

Guides

• Helocassis clavata

  Clavate Tortoise Beetle

  Helocassis clavata, commonly known as the Clavate Tortoise Beetle, is a species of leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It belongs to the tortoise beetle subfamily Cassidinae, characterized by a domed, turtle-like carapace formed from modified elytra and pronotum. The species is found in North and Middle America. Like other tortoise beetles, it exhibits distinctive defensive and parental behaviors.

  tortoise-beetleleaf-beetleCassidinaeChrysomelidaeNorth-AmericaMiddle-AmericaColeopteraHelocassisclavataPlagiometriona-clavata-synonymdomed-carapacetranslucent-elytragingerbread-man-pattern

• Microctenochira

  Microctenochira is a genus of tortoise beetles in the family Chrysomelidae, containing at least 110 described species. Members of this genus exhibit the characteristic domed carapace of tortoise beetles, with some species possessing translucent elytra with opaque patterns. The genus occurs in the New World tropics, with documented observations from Costa Rica and other Central American regions. Larvae of at least some species construct protective structures from shed exoskeletons and fecal material.

  tortoise-beetleCassidinaeCassidiniNew-Worldtranslucent-elytrafecal-umbrellalarval-defense