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Boreal Goldenrod Leaf Beetle

Trirhabda borealis

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Ontario.January 12, February 13, March 20, April 39, May 75, June 35, July 27, August 24, September 25, October 21, November 13, December 12.
Canada411
Ontario316
United States249
New York158
Quebec40
Maine24
Michigan22
Alberta21
Saskatchewan17
Ohio10

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
GenusTrirhabda

Sources

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