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Physonota calochroma
Copyright © 2007 dmelius

Physonota calochroma
St. Lucie County, Florida, USA
October 8, 2007
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Contributed by dmelius on 23 October, 2007 - 2:11pm

All the way to subspecies.
Any chance you could ID this one?
… Jim McClarin, 23 October, 2007 - 5:41pm login or register to post comments

 
link
can you re-link your image? that link is not working..
… dmelius, 24 October, 2007 - 6:49am login or register to post comments

 
I just clicked on it. It works fine :-)
I'm just trying to say that we'd like to know more about anyone who is willing and able to identify to subspecies. It's simple friendly curiosity but something else also. Part of the scientific process requires vetting the opinion source and/or his/her line of reasoning.

The most highly regarded (least suspect) opionions are those of known people with credentials who cite reasons for their determinations. The least regarded are from those who decline to ID themselves and state neither credentials nor rationale for taxonomic determinations.

Admittedly this flies in the face of fashion, using a mysterious mask of annonymity for all Web communication :-)
… Jim McClarin, 24 October, 2007 - 8:26pm login or register to post comments

 
hilarious
oh i see. you are hilarious. okay, I am an entomologist (b.s. and m.s from university of florida dept. of entomology). There are several DPI circulars on tortoise beetles of florida. See: http://www.doacs.state.fl.us/pi/enpp/ento/entocirc-no.htm
however, they are not all inclusive. The museum holds several other species.
… dmelius, 25 October, 2007 - 7:45am login or register to post comments

 
Excellent!
Thanks.
… Jim McClarin, 25 October, 2007 - 8:46pm login or register to post comments

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