Aspidimorpha furcata

Aspidimorpha dorsata, commonly known as golden tortoise beetle or furcated tortoise beetle, is a species of leaf beetle widely distributed in Oriental region from Sri Lanka to South China towards Java, and Borneo.

Biology
After mating, the adult female lays about 150 eggs over a period of 70 to 80 days. Grub stage is about 8 to 9 days and the pupal stage is about 4 days. The species use many Ipomoea species as the host plants.

Host plants

 * Argyreia hookeri
 * Argyreia nervosa
 * Calystegia
 * Convolvulus nummularis
 * Evolvulus alsinoides
 * Ipomoea aquatica
 * Ipomoea batatas
 * Ipomoea cairica
 * Ipomoea coccinea
 * Ipomoea digitata
 * Ipomoea excavata
 * Ipomoea fistulosa
 * Ipomoea hederacea
 * Ipomoea hispida
 * Ipomoea indica
 * Ipomoea obscura
 * Ipomoea palmata
 * Ipomoea pestigridis
 * Ipomoea pilosa
 * Ipomoea tuberosa
 * Ipomoea violacea
 * Lettsomia elliptica
 * Merremia emarginata
 * Merremia tridentata
 * Merremia umbellata