Global InformationChelymorpha alternans information
| Chelymorpha alternans | |
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| A metallic neotropical tortoise beetle on a leaf | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Chelymorpha |
| Species: | C. alternans
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| Binomial name | |
| Chelymorpha alternans Boheman, 1854
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Chelymorpha alternans, the neotropical tortoise beetle, is a species of leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae and the Cassidinae subfamily. Its name is derived from its body shape and patterning. The first half of its name, Chelymorpha, means 'turtle/tortoise form' while the second part, alternans, means 'alternating'.[1][2]
C. alternans is best known for demonstrating color polymorphism on its pronotum and elytra; these polymorphisms can vary from individual to individual. There are five different phenotypes which often leads to misidentification with a close beetle relative, Chelymorpha cribraria.[3]
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