Deloyala guttata

Deloyala guttata, the mottled tortoise beetle, is a species of tortoise beetle in the family Chrysomelidae.^[1][2] It is found in the Caribbean, Central America, North America, and South America.^[2][3][4]

Mottled Tortoise Beetle, Deloyala guttata, Pryor, OK, USA^[5]

Deloyala guttata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Genus:	Deloyala
Species:	D. guttata
Binomial name
Deloyala guttata (Olivier, 1790)

Larva carry shields made from exuviae and frass on their abdomen that they lift to shield their dorsum from predators.^[6]