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Cassidine - Jonthonota mexicana
Copyright © 2010 margarethe brummermann

Cassidine - Jonthonota mexicana
Canelo Hills, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
September 4, 2010
Not shifting color. Maybe they have to mature before they can do it, because he really looks identical to one that did.
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Contributed by margarethe brummermann on 6 September, 2010 - 2:44pm
Last updated 16 July, 2016 - 12:09pm

hostplant
nice find Margarethe. Did you notice what hostplant it was on or did you sweep it.
… Rob Westerduijn, 10 September, 2010 - 4:29pm login or register to post comments

 
Charlie O'brien swept it
in a meadow with very mixed stuff.
… margarethe brummermann, 10 September, 2010 - 4:44pm login or register to post comments

Jonthonota mexicana (Champion) -- det. E.G. Riley, 2010
Moved from Tortoise Beetles.
… v belov, 8 September, 2010 - 11:20am login or register to post comments

??????
… John R. Maxwell, 6 September, 2010 - 6:36pm login or register to post comments

 
I know
looks very similar but no trace of iridescence or color-shifting in this one
… margarethe brummermann, 6 September, 2010 - 7:53pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… margarethe brummermann, 6 September, 2010 - 5:17pm login or register to post comments

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