Species Calligrapha philadelphica - Dogwood Calligrapha

Classification · Numbers · Size · Identification · Range · Habitat · Season · Food · See Also · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited

Calligrapha Beetle - Calligrapha philadelphica

Calligrapha Leaf Beetle - Calligrapha philadelphica

Calligrapha sp. - Calligrapha philadelphica

Dogwood Calligrapha - Calligrapha philadelphica

Chrysomeline beetle - Calligrapha philadelphica

newly emerged Dogwood Calligrapha - Calligrapha philadelphica

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Coleoptera (Beetles)

Suborder Polyphaga (Water, Rove, Scarab, Longhorn, Leaf and Snout Beetles)

Superfamily Chrysomeloidea (Long-horned and Leaf Beetles)

Family Chrysomelidae (Leaf Beetles)

Subfamily Chrysomelinae

Genus Calligrapha

Species philadelphica (Dogwood Calligrapha)

Numbers

One of 36 Nearctic species in Calligrapha.

Size

8-10mm

Identification

Head and thorax dark metalic green, elytra off white marked with dark spots and stripes, and the antennae, legs, and mouthparts are brown.

Range

Eastern Canada, and east of the Mississippi River south to Georgia.

Habitat

Woods, and edges of forests.

Season

Adults are out from May to August.

Food

Dogwood, elm, basswood, and other tree leaves.

See Also

Differs from C. multipunctata primarily in having the pronotum uniformly dark. Also, dark areas including spots are more likely to be dark metallic green in this species, in contrast with the black of C. multipunctata.

Print References

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Internet References

Natural Resourses of Canada

Works Cited

1.	National Audubon Society Field Guide to Insects and Spiders By Lorus and Margery Milne

2.	How to Know the Beetles By Ross H. Arnett, N. M. Downie, H. E. Jaques

Contributed by tom murray on 22 November, 2005 - 6:49pm
Additional contributions by Stephen Cresswell
Last updated 4 February, 2006 - 9:02am

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