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Elm Calligrapher Beetle

Calligrapha scalaris

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Texas.January 17, February 16, March 32, April 58, May 33, June 17, July 9, August 10, September 12, October 12, November 16, December 16.
United States452
Texas195
Canada47
Louisiana38
New York29
Mississippi25
Ontario25
Oklahoma22
North Carolina14
Indiana12

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • MetamorphosisUndergoes dramatic body transformation during developmentFrom its classification
  • ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumArthropods · Arthropoda
ClassInsects · Insecta
OrderBeetles · Coleoptera
FamilyLeaf Beetles · Chrysomelidae
GenusCalligrapher Beetles · Calligrapha

Sources

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