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Species Calligrapha alni - Russet Alder Leaf Beetle

Russet Alder Leaf Beetle - Calligrapha alni

I thought it was a callig*raphy beetle - Calligrapha alni

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 alni (Russet Alder Leaf Beetle)

Internet References

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Contributed by Jim McClarin on 7 July, 2006 - 10:26pm
Additional contributions by john and jane balaban
Last updated 31 January, 2008 - 10:12am

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