Physonota unipunctata
| Physonota unipunctata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Physonota |
| Species: | P. unipunctata
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| Binomial name | |
| Physonota unipunctata (Say, 1824)
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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.[1][2][3]
Subspecies[edit]
These two subspecies belong to the species Physonota unipunctata:
- Physonota unipunctata arizonae Schaeffer
- Physonota unipunctata unipunctata
References[edit]
- ^ "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[edit]
- 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.