Explanation of Names
Calligrapha Chevrolat in Dejean 1836
from kallos ‘beauty’ + graphein ‘write’
Numbers
38 spp. and sspp. in 4 subgenera in our area, >80 total
(1), 30 in Canada
Identification
Key to species of Atlantic Canada in
(2)Range
throughout NA to Argentina
(3)Life Cycle
Calligrapha is one of the few examples of animals with several obligate unisexual, female‐only species
(4)