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More than 2200 species of the wild flora and fauna photographed in Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, Mexico and the surrounding area.
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Beetles of Zihuatanejo
ORDER COLEOPTERA
Microrhopala pulchella
Microrhopala pulchella
-Arthropods (Phylum Arthropoda)
-Hexapods (Subphylum Hexapoda)
-Winged and Once-winged Insects (Subclass Pterygota)
-Water, Rove, Scarab, Long-horned, Leaf, and Snout Beetles (Suborder Polyphaga)
-Cucujiform Beetles (Infraorder Cucujiformia)
-Leaf Beetles and Allies (Superfamily Chrysomeloidea)
-Leaf Beetles Family (Chrysomelidae)
-Tortoise and Hispine Beetles (Subfamily Cassidinae)
-Genus Microrhopala
-Microrhopala pulchella
Microrhopala pulchella is a species of beetle within the subfamily Cassidinae, which includes tortoise and hispine beetles. The adults primarily feed on the leaves of various plants, particularly those in the Asteraceae family (the daisy family) and other herbaceous plants.

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