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Clavate Tortoise Beetle

Plagiometriona clavata

Photo by Machi
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Field Notes

Habitat:

Eating the leaves of a nightshade plant in my vegetable garden

Reference Links:

Species Plagiometriona clavata - Clavate Tortoise Beetle - BugGuide.Net

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Comments (2)
Machi
Me too Sergio :) They are my favorite kind of beetle!

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Wildlife of Northeastern USA
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BioBlitz, Maine
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Beetles!
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New England Arthropods
Photographed
PublishedOctober 15, 2015

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