Calligrapha disrupta
| Calligrapha disrupta | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Calligrapha |
| Species: | C. disrupta |
| Binomial name | |
| Calligrapha disrupta (Rogers, 1856) | |
Calligrapha disrupta is a species of leaf beetle belonging to the family Chrysomelidae, in the subgenus Zygogramma, which was formerly a genus.
Description
C. disrupta is a small leaf beetle with a brown pronotum and yellow elytra marked with elongated brown stripes.
Distribution and habitat
C. disrupta can be found in North America, and was introduced to Russia in the 1980s.
Adult beetles are associated with ragweed (Ambrosia), especially the species Ambrosia artemisiifolia and A. psilostachya.