Calligrapha arizonica
| Calligrapha arizonica | |
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| Calligrapha arizonica, Arizona | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Subfamily: | Chrysomelinae |
| Tribe: | Chrysomelini |
| Genus: | Calligrapha |
| Species: | C. arizonica
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| Binomial name | |
| Calligrapha arizonica Schaeffer, 1906
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Calligrapha arizonica is a species of leaf beetle belonging to the family Chrysomelidae, in the subgenus Zygogramma, which was formerly a genus.[1]
Description
[edit]C. arizonica is a small leaf beetle with a brown pronotum and yellow elytra marked with elongated brown stripes and spots.
Distribution and Habitat
[edit]C. arizonica is native to North America.[1]
Adult beetles are associated generally with plants of the family Asteraceae), with a tentative relationship with the American trixis (Trixis californica).[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Shawn M. Clark, Hume B. Douglas, Daniel J. Cavan (2024) Notes on Calligrapha Chevrolat (subgenus Zygogramma Chevrolat) and Tritaenia Motschulsky (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Chrysomelinae). The Coleopterists Bulletin 78(2): 281-295.
- ^ Clark, S. M.; LeDoux, D. G.; Seeno, T. N.; Riley, E. G.; Gilbert, A. J.; Sullivan, J. M. (2004). Host Plants of Leaf Beetle Species Occurring in the United States and Canada (Coleoptera: Orsodacnidae, Megalopodidae, Chrysomelidae exclusive of Bruchinae) (PDF). Coleopterists' Society. p. 257.
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