Clavate Tortoise Beetle

Helocassis clavata

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Chrysomelidae

Plagiometriona is a genus of tortoise beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. Several species occurring in Central and North America have sometimes been classified under a separate genus, Helocassis, but North American researchers continue to treat Helocassis as a junior synonym.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Sources and credits

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Clavate Tortoise Beetle

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