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Chrysomelidae - Calligrapha lunata
Copyright © 2005 Philippe Moniotte

Chrysomelidae - Calligrapha lunata
Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
July 23, 2005
Size: 12 mm
The picture of a leaf-beetle (chrysomelidae) was shot in Newbury, Massachussets, in July. I could not identify the tree(shrub) on which it was sitting. Any Idea for the species? It looks like a False Potato Beetle, but not quite, it seems to me.
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Contributed by Philippe Moniotte on 19 October, 2005 - 2:45pm
Last updated 27 December, 2005 - 4:12pm

Host plant for C. lunata is l
Host plant for C. lunata is listed as Rosa. It is possible that the species was just sitting on some other plant.
… John Randall Watts, 6 July, 2008 - 10:29am login or register to post comments

Det.
Moon-marked Leaf Beetle - Calligrapha (Graphicallo) lunata

Subfamily Chrysomelinae, Tribe Chrysomelini, Subtribe Doryphorina

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… Mike Quinn, 16 December, 2005 - 5:24pm login or register to post comments

Zygogramma or Calligrapha
My only slightly educated guess would be something in the genus Zygogramma or Calligrapha.

--Stephen

Stephen Cresswell
Buckhannon, WV
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… Stephen_WV, 19 October, 2005 - 4:29pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks for the tip. It made m
Thanks for the tip. It made me realize there seem to be many similar species in the US. At least I have some starting point, now.
Regards
Philippe
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