Stats

Lifespan

3-6 months

Size

Small

Diet

Herbivore

Activity

Diurnal

Social

Solitary

Biome

Tropical rainforest

Range

Southeast Asia

Movement

Flight

Breeding

Egg-laying

Defense

Warning Colors

Status

Rare

About

This beetle lives on air potato vines originally found in Asian forests. Its larvae coat themselves in their own excrement to hide from predators.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   egg

   A small egg is laid on or near the larval food source and hatches within days or weeks.
2. 2.
   juvenile

   An immature insect feeds and molts, growing through successive instars.
3. 3.
   subadult

   A near-adult insect has wing buds or near-mature form, one molt away from full size.
4. 4.
   adult

   Fully grown, with full wings and adult coloration.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Coleoptera

Family

Chrysomelidae

Genus

Lilioceris

Species

Lilioceris cheni