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Physonota unipunctata

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Species of beetle

Physonota unipunctata
Scientific classification Edit this 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

  1. "Physonota unipunctata Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  2. "Physonota unipunctata". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  3. "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
Physonota unipunctata


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