Charidotella egregia is a species of leaf beetle described by Carl Henrik Boheman in 1855.[1] Along with Charidotella sexpunctata, it is known as a golden tortoise beetle.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Charidotella |
| Species: | C. egregia
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| Binomial name | |
| Charidotella egregia (Boheman, 1855)
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C. egregia is able to modify its colour in response to stressful events; normally a golden color, it changes to red with black spots in response to threats, likely a defense against predation.[2]
References edit
- ^ "Charidotella egregia (Boheman, 1855)". ITIS. Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
- ^ Vigneron, Jean Pol; Pasteels, Jacques M.; Windsor, Donald M.; Vértesy, Zofia; Rassart, Marie; Seldrum, Thomas; Dumont, Jacques; Deparis, Olivier; Lousse, Virginie; Biró, László P.; Ertz, Damien; Welch, Victoria (September 2007). "Switchable reflector in the Panamanian tortoise beetle Charidotella egregia (Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae)". Physical Review E. 76 (3 Pt 1): 031907. doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.76.031907. ISSN 1539-3755. PMID 17930271.