Calligrapha disrupta

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Calligrapha disrupta
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Calligrapha
Species:
C. disrupta
Binomial name
Calligrapha disrupta
(Rogers, 1856)

Calligrapha disrupta is a species of leaf beetle belonging to the family Chrysomelidae, in the subgenus Zygogramma, which was formerly a genus. [1]

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Description

C. disrupta is a small leaf beetle with a brown pronotum and yellow elytra marked with elongated brown stripes.

Distribution and habitat

C. disrupta can be found in North America, and was introduced to Russia in the 1980s. [2]

Adult beetles are associated with ragweed ( Ambrosia ), especially the species Ambrosia artemisiifolia and A. psilostachya . [3]

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References

  1. 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.
  2. "Zygogramma disrupta". cabi.org Invasive Species Compendium. 2008. Retrieved 2017-02-12.
  3. 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. 258.