Lembeh — 21 September 2025
- Location seen
- Lembeh, Indonesia
- Date seen
- 2025-09-21
Costasiella kuroshimae
Shaun the Sheep or Little Leaf-Sheep
Costasiella kuroshimae - there are two in this photograph© Di Syrett / MacroDivers.com
About this species
- Current scientific name
- Costasiella kuroshimae
- Common name
- Shaun the Sheep or Little Leaf-Sheep
- Order
- Sapsucking slugs (Sacoglossa)
- Type
- N/A
- Genus
- Costasiella
- Species
- kuroshimae
- Average size
- 7 mm
- Colours
- white, black, pink, green
- Pattern
- spots
- Body shape
- Oval
- Rhinophores
- Smooth
- Gills
- Cerata
Geographic Distribution
Indian and western Pacific oceans.
Identification
Tiny slug that from face on looks like a sheep. The white face has two eye spots and the long, smooth black rhinophores look like ears. The cerata are green with spots/blotches and pink on the tips.
Behaviour / Habitat
Associated with Avrainvillea.