MEM-000821: Milkweed Tortoise Beetle ( Chelymorpha cassidea )

Specimen Details

Specimen Number MEM-000821
Taxon Chelymorpha cassidea
Authority (Fabricius, 1775)
Common Name Milkweed Tortoise Beetle
Determiner Megan McCarty
Determined Year 2007
Sex unknown
Stage adult
Preparation Type pinned
Preparer Megan McCarty
Country United States of America
State Indiana
County Switzerland Co.
Nearest Town 4 km NW Patriot
Locality Boone Robinson Rd
GPS 38.850643 -84.865117
Elevation (meters) 254
Date 4 August 2007
Collector(s) M.E. McCarty
Weather Sunny
Temperature 35.0°C / 95°F
Habitat On brick pile in field

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