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Helocassis
Plagiometriona is a genus of tortoise beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. Several species occurring in Central and North America have sometimes been classified under a separate genus, Helocassis, but North American researchers continue to treat Helocassis as a junior synonym.
8 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Clavate Tortoise Beetle
speciesHelocassis clavata
Helocassis testudinaria
speciesHelocassis testudinaria
Helocassis crucipennis
speciesHelocassis crucipennis
Helocassis flavorugosa
speciesHelocassis flavorugosa
Helocassis maculicollis
speciesHelocassis maculicollis
Helocassis incurva
speciesHelocassis incurva
Helocassis distorta
speciesHelocassis distorta
Helocassis flexuosa
speciesHelocassis flexuosa
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
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Every page naming Helocassis in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 253113.