| 词条 | Golden tortoise beetle |
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| image = Golden Tortoise Beetle - Charidotella sexpunctata.jpg | image_caption = | regnum = Animalia | phylum = Arthropoda | classis = Insecta | ordo = Coleoptera | subordo = Polyphaga | familia = Chrysomelidae | subfamilia = Cassidinae | tribus = Cassidini | genus = Charidotella | species = C. sexpunctata | binomial = Charidotella sexpunctata | binomial_authority = (Fabricius, 1781) | synonyms =
}} The golden tortoise beetle (Charidotella sexpunctata) is a species of beetle in the leaf beetle family, Chrysomelidae. It is native to the Americas. TaxonomyThere are two subspecies, ssp. bicolor and ssp. sexpunctata.[1] DescriptionAdult C. sexpunctata measure 5–7 mm in length. They are variable in color from reddish-brown with black spots through gold, and often metallic, earning it the nickname "goldbug".[2] Elytral margins are expanded and nearly transparent.[3] The color changes through its development, during mating, and during times of disturbance, such as when it is touched by a human researcher. Scientists have not examined the color-change mechanism in this species. However, color change in the related Panamanian Charidotella egregia (also called 'golden tortoise beetle'), occurs when this beetle's elytra hydrate and dehydrate.[3] Adults of both species can turn from shiny gold through reddish-brown when disturbed.[4] LifecycleFemale Charidotella sexpunctata lay clusters of eggs on stems and on the undersides of host leaves. A spiny, yellowish or reddish brown larva emerges from its egg in 5 through 10 days. A larva accumulates its shed skins and frass on a structure called an anal fork, which it positions over its body as a fecal shield, evidently hiding the larva from predators. This is usually effective against smaller insect predators such as ants, but not larger ones, such as hemipterans. After two through three weeks, a larval Charidotella sexpunctata becomes a spiny brown frass-covered pupa, and in one through two weeks later it emerges as an adult.[3] Behaviour and dietThis beetle consumes foliage of plants in the family Convolvulaceae, including bindweeds, morning glory and sweet potato. Both adults and larvae feed on foliage.[5] These beetles play dead when disturbed {{citation needed|date=January 2019}}. ParasitoidsParasitoids of this species include the eulophid wasp Tetrastichus cassidus and the tachinid fly Eucelatoriopsis dimmocki. Other predators, especially of the larvae, include ladybird beetles, damsel bugs, shield bugs and assassin bugs.[5]References{{Commons category|Charidotella sexpunctata}}1. ^[https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=720028 Charidotella sexpunctata (Fabricius, 1781).] ITIS. {{Taxonbar|from=Q775222}}2. ^Barrows, E. M. 1979. Life cycles, mating and color change in tortoise beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae). Coleopterists Bulletin 33: 9–16. 3. ^Vigneron J. P., Pasteels J. M., Windsor D. M., Vértesy Z., Rassart M., Seldrum T., Dumont J., Deparis O., Lousse V., Biró L. P., Ertz D., Welch V. 2007. Switchable reflector in the Panamanian tortoise beetle Charidotella egregia (Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae). Phys. Rev. E. Stat. Nonlin. Soft Matter Phys. 2007 Sep;76(3 Pt 1):031907. Epub 2007 Sept. 11.http://www.nanotechnology.hu/reprint/pre_76_031907_TortoiseBeetle_2007.pdf 4. ^Murray, T. Golden Tortoise Beetle. Garden Friends and Foes. Washington State University, Whatcom County Extension. 5. ^1 2 3 Golden tortoise beetle. University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences. 3 : Animals that can change color|Beetles described in 1781|Criocerinae |
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