Calligrapha diversa Stal, 1859 is a animal in the Chrysomelidae family, order Coleoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Calligrapha diversa Stal, 1859

Calligrapha diversa Stal, 1859

Calligrapha diversa is a leaf beetle species from the Chrysomelidae family, found across Central and North America, that feeds on specific Malvaceae and Solanaceae plants.

Family
Genus
Calligrapha
Order
Coleoptera
Class
Insecta

About Calligrapha diversa Stal, 1859

Calligrapha diversa is a species of leaf beetle that belongs to the Chrysomelidae family. Carl Stål first described this species in 1859. Its distribution spans Central America and North America. The species feeds on plants from two plant families: Malvaceae, including the species Malva parviflora and Sphaeralcae angustifolia, and Solanaceae, including the species Solanum nigrescens.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Coleoptera Chrysomelidae Calligrapha

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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