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Dogbane Leaf Beetle

Chrysochus auratus

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Ontario.January 106, February 109, March 172, April 336, May 646, June 303, July 540, August 238, September 217, October 177, November 111, December 99.
United States20,119
Canada3,895
Ontario2,709
Virginia1,747
Pennsylvania1,644
Maryland1,643
Ohio1,552
New York1,162
Illinois904
North Carolina890

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
GenusChrysochus

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