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Coreopsis Beetle

Calligrapha californica

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Ontario.January 13, February 13, March 21, April 42, May 80, June 38, July 28, August 26, September 27, October 22, November 14, December 12.
United States1,291
Canada1,095
Ontario336
British Columbia310
Oregon243
Washington183
Michigan147
Wyoming117
New York106
Quebec97

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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