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  8. Argus Tortoise Beetle

species 3,494 observations

Argus Tortoise Beetle

Chelymorpha cassidea

Status
presumed native
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Supported by All

22 native plants
support it in the US
  • Host plants Plants it lives on or in Beach Morning Glory, Tievine, Wild Potato Vine, White Morning-glory 18
  • Nectar plants Plants whose flowers it visits White Beggarticks, Hedge Bindweed, Clustered Mountainmint, Southeastern Sunflower 4

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

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