-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)dinae)

-Tribe Cassidini

-Genus Microctenochira

-Alamo Vine Tortoise Beetle (Microctenochira bonvouloiri)

The Alamo Vine Tortoise Beetle (Microctenochira bonvouloiri) is a species of tortoise beetle in the subfamily Cassidinae, family Chrysomelidae. Like other tortoise beetles, it is known for its distinctive, shield-like shape and its feeding association with specific host plants, particularly the Alamo vine (Merremia dissecta), a member of the morning glory family.