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Chelymorpha phytophagica
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Copyright © 2019 Andrew Meeds
Chelymorpha cassidea -
Chelymorpha phytophagica
Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
October 20, 2018
Didn't see this species in the guide for New Mexico yet.
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Contributed by
Andrew Meeds
on 28 January, 2019 - 12:50pm
Last updated 20 July, 2021 - 6:34pm
Moved
Moved from
Chelymorpha
.
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Mike Quinn
, 20 July, 2021 - 6:34pm
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Moved
Moved from
Argus Tortoise Beetle
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Thanks Mike, I think you are right- I also think that I see hairs here- more likely C. phytophagica. I don't think I grabbed this one. Feel free to move it if you think there's enough evidence for species, I already messed up on this one once, so will just set it to genus for now.
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Andrew Meeds
, 19 July, 2021 - 2:15pm
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doesn't look like cassidea
did you collect it? I think I see hairs, whereas
cassidea
is glabrous. see these
images from TX
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Mike Quinn
, 19 July, 2021 - 12:46pm
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