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Tortoise Beetle

Physonota sp

Photo by Felix Fleck
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

About 1cm long. Dark grey/black elytra with translucent dilation, protonum is yellow, with a central white inverted triangle with black markings.

Habitat:

El Cimatario national park in semi-arid region of central Mexico.

Reference Links:

Genus Physonota - BugGuide.Net

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