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Tortoise Beetle - Chelymorpha phytophagica
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Tortoise Beetle - Chelymorpha phytophagica
Santa Rita Experimental Range / Florida Station, Pima County, Arizona, USA
July 25, 2013
Found during the day at BugSwarm 2013. Looks most like the Tortoise Beetle - Chelymorpha phytophagica. Whadya think?

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Contributed by Jon Rapp on 10 August, 2013 - 8:55pm
Last updated 11 August, 2013 - 8:07am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Blaine Mathison, 11 August, 2013 - 8:07am

Maybe:
Chelymorpha phytophagica http://bugguide.net/node/view/601422/bgimage
… Alice Abela, 10 August, 2013 - 9:39pm

 
Thanks Alice!
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… Jon Rapp, 11 August, 2013 - 3:16pm

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