Polka Dot Tortoise Beetle Chelymorpha cribraria

Photo: Michael Richardson

Classification

Chrysomelidae [family]

Chelymorpha [genus] (3)

cribraria [species]

Classification

Chrysomelidae [family]

Chelymorpha [genus] (3)

cribraria [species]

Names

English name	Polka Dot Tortoise Beetle
Valid name	Chelymorpha cribraria (Fabricius, 1775)

Classification

Animalia [kingdom] Animals
- Arthropoda [phylum] Arthropods
  - Hexapoda [subphylum] Hexapods
    - Insecta [class] Insects
      - Coleoptera [order] Beetles
        
        Polyphaga [suborder] Water, Rove, Scarab, Long-horned, Leaf and Snout Beetles
        
        Chrysomeloidea [superfamily] Long-horned and Leaf Beetles
        
        Chrysomelidae [family] Leaf Beetles
        
        Chelymorpha Chevrolat, 1836 [genus]
        
        Chelymorpha cribraria (Fabricius, 1775) [species] Polka Dot Tortoise Beetle