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Beetle - Calligrapha scalaris
Copyright © 2007 Steve Kortum

Beetle - Calligrapha scalaris
Weldon Spring, St. Charles County, Missouri, USA
July 14, 2007
Looks like a type of ladybird beetle. Could not match the pattern for proper ID.

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Contributed by Steve Kortum on 16 July, 2007 - 7:28pm

or different species
Calligrapha sp. are pretty difficult to identify, but fairly food-specific.
The leaves on the image do not belong to one of the host trees of C.scalaris, but may be dogwood.
… Boris Büche, 17 July, 2007 - 4:42am login or register to post comments

Chrysomelidae
This looks to be an Elm Calligrapha (Calligrapha scalaris). Nice find!
… Stephen Luk, 16 July, 2007 - 7:41pm login or register to post comments

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