Maryland Biodiversity Project - Horsemint Tortoise Beetle (Physonota unipunctata)

Horsemint Tortoise Beetle Physonota unipunctata (Say, 1824)

Synonyms: Bergamot Tortoise Beetle.

Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Arthropoda > Class Insecta > Order Coleoptera > Family Chrysomelidae > Genus Physonota Horsemint Tortoise Beetle - Physonota unipunctata - https://www.marylandbiodiversity.com/view/19422

Larvae and adults feed on Monarda spp. (BugGuide).

There is 1 record in the project database.

A Horsemint Tortoise Beetle in Garrett Co., Maryland (6/12/2015). Determined by Gaye Williams/MDA. Photo by Boyer and McDowell. (MBP list)

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