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Bergamot Tortoise Beetle - Physonota unipunctata

Bergamot Tortoise Beetle - Physonota unipunctata
Chilton, Ledge View Nature Center, Calumet County, Wisconsin, USA
July 7, 2006
These beetles are found on Wild Bergamot (Monarda fistulosa) and have been extensively monitored by Jane Mingari, an assistant naturalist at Ledge View Nature Center, Chilton, WI. This beetle species was originally identified at Ledge View in 2004 by an entomologist from UW-Madison, WI.