Calligrapha heterothecae
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| image_caption = Calligrapha heterothecae, Texas
| genus = Calligrapha
| species = heterothecae
| authority = (Linell, 1896)
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Calligrapha heterothecae is a species of leaf beetle belonging to the family Chrysomelidae, in the subgenus Zygogramma, which was formerly a genus.Shawn M. Clark, Hume B. Douglas, Daniel J. Cavan (2024) Notes on Calligrapha Chevrolat (subgenus Zygogramma Chevrolat) and Tritaenia Motschulsky (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Chrysomelinae). The Coleopterists Bulletin 78(2): 281-295.
Description
C. heterothecae is a small leaf beetle with a brown pronotum and yellow elytra marked with elongated brown stripes.
Distribution and Habitat
C. heterothecae is native to North America. Adult beetles are associated exclusively with camphorweed (Heterotheca subaxillaris).{{cite book |url=https://www.zin.ru/animalia/coleoptera/pdf/clark_ledoux_et_al_2004.pdf |author1=Clark, S. M. |author2=LeDoux, D. G. |author3=Seeno, T. N. |author4=Riley, E. G. |author5=Gilbert, A. J. |author6=Sullivan, J. M. |title=Host Plants of Leaf Beetle Species Occurring in the United States and Canada (Coleoptera: Orsodacnidae, Megalopodidae, Chrysomelidae exclusive of Bruchinae) |date=2004 |publisher=Coleopterists' Society |page=258}}
Behaviour and ecology
=Predators=
C. heterothecae is predated by the two-spotted stink bug (Perillus bioculatus) and the spined soldier bug (Podisus maculiventris).{{cite web |url=http://texasento.net/Zygogramma.htm |title=Camphorweed Chrysomelid: Zygogramma heterothecae Linell |author1=M. Quinn |date=2006 |publisher=Texas Entomology |access-date=2017-02-23}}
References
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External links
- [http://bugguide.net/node/view/41476 Multiple images of Calligrapha heterothecae]
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Category:Beetles described in 1896
Category:Beetles of North America
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