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Confluent Leaf Beetle

Calligrapha confluens

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Nova Scotia.January 5, February 5, March 7, April 8, May 14, June 14, July 19, August 12, September 10, October 10, November 7, December 6.
Canada539
Nova Scotia357
New Brunswick298
United States223
Quebec205
Ontario56
Maine43
New York41
Newfoundland and Labrador34
Tennessee21

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

Remember the name next time.

Practise Confluent Leaf Beetle with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.