Calligrapha heterothecae

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Calligrapha heterothecae
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Calligrapha heterothecae, Texas
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Subfamily: Chrysomelinae
Tribe: Chrysomelini
Genus: Calligrapha
Species:
C. heterothecae
Binomial name
Calligrapha heterothecae
(Linell, 1896)

Calligrapha heterothecae 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. heterothecae is a small leaf beetle with a brown pronotum and yellow elytra marked with elongated brown stripes.

Distribution and habitat

C. heterothecae is native to North America. [1] Adult beetles are associated exclusively with camphorweed ( Heterotheca subaxillaris ). [2]

Behaviour and ecology

Predators

C. heterothecae is predated by the two-spotted stink bug ( Perillus bioculatus ) and the spined soldier bug (Podisus maculiventris). [3]

References

  1. 1 2 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. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ M. Quinn (2006). "Camphorweed Chrysomelid: Zygogramma heterothecae Linell". Texas Entomology. Retrieved 2017-02-23.


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