Chelymorpha cribraria is a species of leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea, Central America, North America, and South America. This beetle is often mistaken for the neotropical tortoise beetle (Chelymorpha alternans) due to their similar color and shape.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Common Sieve Tortoise Beetle being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Aegithus rufipennis
- Aegithus clavicornis
- Gonioctena rubripennis
- Plagiodera erythroptera
- Chrysolina lucida
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Coleoptera
- Family
- Chrysomelidae
- Genus
- Chelymorpha
- Species
- Chelymorpha cribraria
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