-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 Mesomphaliini

-Genus Phytodectoidea

-Phytodectoidea duodecimsignata

The Phytodectoidea duodecimsignata beetle’s smooth, domed surface and subtle metallic sheen help it blend into foliage and reflect light, offering some protection from predators. Like other leaf beetles, it is herbivorous, feeding on the leaves of host plants, where both larvae and adults may graze on surface tissues. When threatened, it may cling tightly to the leaf surface or drop away to avoid detection.