Jonthonota nigripes | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
Family: | Chrysomelidae |
Genus: | Jonthonota |
Species: | J. nigripes |
Binomial name | |
Jonthonota nigripes (Olivier, 1790) | |
Jonthonota nigripes, the blacklegged tortoise beetle, is a species of tortoise beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. [1] [2] [3] [4] It is found in Central America and North America. [1] [5] [6]
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