Calligrapha multipunctata

Calligrapha multipunctata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Calligrapha
Species:
C. multipunctata
Binomial name
Calligrapha multipunctata
(Say, 1824)

Calligrapha multipunctata, the common willow calligrapha, is a species of leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in North America.[1][2][3]

Common willow calligrapha, Calligrapha multipunctata
Common willow calligrapha, Calligrapha multipunctata

Subspecies

These three subspecies have been assigned to the species Calligrapha multipunctata:

  • Calligrapha multipunctata bigsbyana
  • Calligrapha multipunctata multipunctata
  • Calligrapha multipunctata suturella Schaeffer (which now may be considered a separate species[4])

References

  1. ^ "Calligrapha multipunctata Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  2. ^ "Calligrapha multipunctata". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  3. ^ Gómez-Zurita, Jesús; Vogler, Alfried P.; Funk, Daniel J. (2004-01-01). "Diagnosing an Overlooked North American Taxon: Biological Observations and Mitochondrial Insights on Calligrapha suturella Schaeffer, New Status (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae)". Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 97 (1): 28–36. doi:10.1603/0013-8746(2004)097[0028:DAONAT]2.0.CO;2. S2CID 53689890.

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