Calligrapha verrucosa “Warty Willow Leaf Beetle” ChrysomelidaeMissoula, MTMay 26, 2
Calligrapha verrucosa “Warty Willow Leaf Beetle” ChrysomelidaeMissoula, MTMay 26, 2016Robert NieseCaught, in flagrante delicto, mating right on the beach! Egads! These indiscreet little beetles are relatively closely related to those Cottonwood Beetles I posted yesterday. Their genus name “Calligrapha” is a reference to the beautiful calligraphic script on the backs of many species. This species’s coloration is not quite as script-like, but it definitely still appears painted. I’ll post some portraits later! These beetles are most common in the Northern Rockies of Montana, Alberta, and Saskatchewan, but, according to some older sources, their range is far broader, stretching from Nebraska to California to Alaska. If you have photographs of these beetles please submit them to me to supplement our scientific understanding of their distribution! -- source link
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