Physonota unipunctata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Suborder: | Polyphaga |
Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
Family: | Chrysomelidae |
Genus: | Physonota |
Species: | P. unipunctata |
Binomial name | |
Physonota unipunctata (Say, 1824) |
Physonota unipunctata, known generally as horsemint tortoise beetle, is a species of leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. Other common names include the beebalm tortoise beetle, bergamot tortoise beetle, and one-spotted tortoise beetle. It is found in North America.
Subspecies
These two subspecies belong to the species Physonota unipunctata:
- Physonota unipunctata arizonae Schaeffer
- Physonota unipunctata unipunctata
References
- "Physonota unipunctata Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- "Physonota unipunctata". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- "Physonota unipunctata species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
Further reading
- Arnett, Ross H.; Downie, N. M.; Jaques, H. E. (1980). How to Know the Beetles. Wm. C. Brown Publishers. ISBN 978-0697047762.
- Borowiec, Lech (1999). A world catalogue of the Cassidinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Biologicae Silesiae. ISBN 978-83-909804-4-7.
- Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2013). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 6: Chrysomeloidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-26091-7.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Physonota unipunctata |
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