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Tortoise Beetle - Gratiana pallidula
Copyright © 2004 Troy Bartlett

Tortoise Beetle - Gratiana pallidula
Chattahoochee Nat'l Rec Area, Abbots Bridge, Georgia, USA
September 2, 2003
Contributed by Troy Bartlett on 16 February, 2004 - 1:00pm
Last updated 12 January, 2006 - 1:10am

Gratiana pallidula
Det. per EGRiley:

Gratiana pallidula (Boheman), the eggplant tortoise beetle

Family Chrysomelidae, Subfamily Cassidinae, Tribe Cassidini

More info here

MQ, Austin

Texas Entomology
http://www.TexasEnto.net
… Mike Quinn, 19 December, 2005 - 6:26pm

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