Clavate Tortoise Beetle, Plagiometriona clavata (Fabricius) (Insecta: Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)
Vol. 2015 No. 7, Historical Fact Sheets
Vol. 2015 No. 7

Clavate Tortoise Beetle, Plagiometriona clavata (Fabricius) (Insecta: Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae): EENY-392/IN710, rev. 8/2015

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https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-IN710-2015
Published 2015-10-09
Robert E. Woodruff
University of Florida
Adult clavate tortoise beetle, Plagiometriona clavata (Fabricius).
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Woodruff, Robert E. 2015. “Clavate Tortoise Beetle, Plagiometriona Clavata (Fabricius) (Insecta: Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae): EENY-392/IN710, Rev. 8/2015”. EDIS 2015 (7). Gainesville, FL:3. https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-IN710-2015.
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Plagiometriona clavata (Fabricius) is common and can be recognized easily by its general form and appearance. Written for the Featured Creatures Collection by Robert E. Woodruff. Original publication date December 2006, revised August 2015. (Photo Credit: David Cappaert, www.forestryimages.org)

EENY-392/IN710: Clavate Tortoise Beetle, Plagiometriona clavata (Fabricius) (Insecta: Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) (ufl.edu)

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