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Dogwood Leaf Beetle

Calligrapha philadelphica

1,915 observations in the source records

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What the records say

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Quebec.January 6, February 5, March 8, April 19, May 44, June 81, July 26, August 28, September 16, October 13, November 8, December 7.
Canada596
United States470
Quebec190
New Brunswick168
Ontario156
New York122
Massachusetts54
Alberta44
Nova Scotia43
Pennsylvania39

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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