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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Water, Rove, Scarab, Longhorn, Leaf and Snout Beetles (Polyphaga) » Long-horned and Leaf Beetles (Chrysomeloidea) » Leaf Beetles (Chrysomelidae) » Tortoise Beetles and the Hispines (Cassidinae) » Ischyrosonychini » Physonota » Sunflower Tortoise Beetle (Physonota helianthi)
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Physonota helianthi larvae on Helianthus grosseserratus - Physonota helianthi
Copyright © 2006 MJ Hatfield

Physonota helianthi larvae on Helianthus grosseserratus - Physonota helianthi
Anderson Prairie, Estherville, Emmet County, Iowa, USA
July 1, 2006
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Contributed by MJ Hatfield on 23 October, 2008 - 5:46pm

Very nice!
I've really enjoyed looking at your series of photos. Who could ask for more when looking up the Sunflower Tortoise Beetle? Great shots.
… Carol Davis, 24 October, 2008 - 10:44am login or register to post comments

 
asking for more
Thank you.
I would like to know more about the adult coloration. I've only seen the one I posted but the green one is beautiful.
… MJ Hatfield, 26 October, 2008 - 6:38pm login or register to post comments

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