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Calligraphy Leaf Beetle

Calligrapha vigintimaculata

Photo by LaurenZarate
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Field Notes

Description:

A dark brown Leaf Beetle with large pinkish spots on the elytra. The thorax and head are a dark metallic green, with orange legs and antennae. About 8 mm long, Family Chrysomelidae.

Habitat:

Feeding on bushes, Highway between San Cristobal de Las Casas and Tuxtla Gutierrez, Km 17.5, 1164 meters.

Notes:

http://www.naturalista.mx/taxa/272382-Calligrapha-vigintimaculata http://bios.conabio.gob.mx/especies/10053362
http://chrysomelidae.miza-ucv.org.ve/chrysomelidae/calligrapha-vigintim…

Species ID Suggestions

Calligraphic Leaf beetle

Calligrapha vigintimaculata
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Comments (2)
LaurenZarate
Thank you thaptor! Looks like NaturaLista has it reported now from Yajalón, Chiapas (a town on the way to Palenque). I also found it reported from Tapachula, Chiapas.
thaptor
Have keyed it with current revision. Species still missing in NaturaLista - worth posting!

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