Palmetto Tortoise Beetle, Florida Tortoise Beetle (unofficial common names), Hemisphaerota cyanea (Say), (Insecta: Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae)

D. W. Hall and J. F. Butler

Release Date: 9/3/2020

Reviewed At: 9/27/2023

DOI: 10.32473/edis-in388-2001

Agriculture

Abstract

The Featured Creatures collection provides in-depth profiles of insects, nematodes, arachnids and other organisms relevant to Florida. These profiles are intended for the use of interested laypersons with some knowledge of biology as well as academic audiences.

About this Publication

This document is EENY232, one of a series of the Entomology and Nematology Department, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date August 2001. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication. This document is also available on the Featured Creatures website at http://entnemdept.ifas.ufl.edu/creatures/.

About the Authors

D. W. Hall, professor; and J. F. Butler, professor; Entomology and Nematology Department, UF/IFAS Extension, Gainesville, FL 32611.

How to Cite

Hall, D. W., & Butler, J. F. (1969). Palmetto Tortoise Beetle, Florida Tortoise Beetle (unofficial common names), Hemisphaerota cyanea (Say), (Insecta: Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae). EDIS, 2002(9). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-in388-2001