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Beetles of Zihuatanejo

ORDER COLEOPTERA

Two-banded Tortoise Beetle
Agroiconota bivittata

-Animals (Kingdom Animalia)

-Arthropods (Phylum Arthropoda)

-Hexapods (Subphylum Hexapoda)

-Insects (Class Insecta)

-Winged and Once-winged Insects (Subclass Pterygota)

-Beetles (Order Coleoptera​​)

-​Water, Rove, Scarab, Long-horned, Leaf, and Snout Beetles (Suborder Polyphaga)

-​Cucujiform Beetles (Infraorder Cucujiformia)

-Leaf Beetles and Allies (Superfamily Chrysomeloidea)

-Leaf Beetles Family (Chrysomelidae)

-Tortoise and Hispine Beetles (Subfamily Cassidinae)

-Tribe Cassidini​

-Genus Agroiconota

-Agroiconota bivittata


The Agroiconota bivittata, also known as the striped tortoise beetle features a striking appearance with two prominent yellowish or pale stripes running down its predominantly black or dark brown body. Its round, domed shell resembles that of a tortoise, which helps shield it from predators. The beetle is an herbivore, feeding on the leaves of various plants. Both larvae and adults are typically leaf-feeders, creating small holes or skeletonizing parts of the leaf.

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