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Another tortoise - Chelymorpha phytophagica
Copyright © 2013 john and jane balaban

Another tortoise - Chelymorpha phytophagica
Santa Rita Experimental Range Station, Florida Canyon, Pima County, Arizona, USA
July 25, 2013
Nearby, on a rock outcrop was this beautiful orange tortoise beetle. gathering_2013

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Another tortoise - Chelymorpha phytophagica Another tortoise - Chelymorpha phytophagica
Contributed by john and jane balaban on 5 August, 2013 - 8:38pm
Last updated 6 August, 2013 - 7:07am

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