Subject: Identify a bug
Geographic location of the bug: Eastern Wi.
Date: 06/12/2019
Time: 11:02 PM EDT
Your letter to the bugman: We found this bug in our house. Never seen one like it. Hard like she’ll, but it flies.
How you want your letter signed: Motz
Clavate Tortoise Beetle
Dear Motz,
This is a Clavate Tortoise Beetle. According to BugGuide they feed on: “ground-cherries (Physalis), Jimsonweed (Datura stramonium), and Solanum spp. (Solanaceae).”
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