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Bidentate Leaf Beetle

Calligrapha bidenticola

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Texas.January 6, February 5, March 6, April 30, May 13, June 3, July 3, August 3, September 4, October 4, November 5, December 5.
United States541
Canada115
Texas63
Ontario61
New York49
Virginia43
Quebec40
Maryland36
Massachusetts25
Ohio24

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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