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Argus Tortoise Beetle (Chelymorpha cassidea)
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Copyright © 2008
MJ Hatfield
Chrysomelidae -
Chelymorpha cassidea
Brushy Creek, Webster County, Iowa, USA
July 30, 2008
Question: Is it proper to post a photo (when there are already many better ones) just so that it can show a new state in "Data?"
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Contributed by
MJ Hatfield
on 14 December, 2008 - 3:23pm
Last updated 22 January, 2017 - 8:58am
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I personally believe it's a perfect reason to add a photo but as of lately a lot of frassing has happened. With pinned specimens you can show pretty good detail though and your photos are good at showing most of the needed detail so I dont think you'll have too much to worry about.
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Cody R. Hough
, 21 January, 2009 - 11:57pm
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