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Russet Alder Leaf Beetle

Calligrapha alni

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Quebec.January 8, February 7, March 11, April 26, May 49, June 32, July 27, August 25, September 22, October 18, November 11, December 10.
Canada754
Quebec245
New Brunswick179
United States156
Ontario144
Nova Scotia106
Nunavut50
Maine40
Minnesota33
Saskatchewan32

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

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