Sineguelas Leaf Beetle

Podontia quatuordecimpunctata is a species of leaf-beetle found in tropical Asia. It feeds on a range of plants in the family Anacardiaceae, making holes in their leaves, both as larvae and as adults. The larvae form dark black faecal shields to camouflage and protect themselves. The larvae have an elongated telescoping anus that can twist and deposit feces onto protrusions on the terminal abdominal segments. The moulted exuviae may also be carried on the larvae. In...