More than 2200 species of the wild flora and fauna photographed in Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, Mexico and the surrounding area.
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Beetles of Zihuatanejo
ORDER COLEOPTERA
Tortoise Beetles (Unknown Species)
Cassidini (Tribe)
-Arthropods (Phylum Arthropoda)
-Hexapods (Subphylum Hexapoda)
-Winged and Once-winged Insects (Subclass Pterygota)
-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)e)inae)
-Tribe Cassidini
Cassidini is a tribe of beetles within the family Chrysomelidae, commonly known as Tortoise Beetles. This group of beetles is characterized by their distinctive, rounded, and often dome-shaped appearance, resembling a tortoise shell. Adults primarily feed on the leaves of various plants, often preferring species within the Asteraceae and Fabaceae families.



