Calligrapha
Sign in to saveCalligrapha is a large genus of American Chrysomelinae (a subfamily of leaf beetles), with over 100 species occurring from North America through Central America.
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GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderColeoptera
- FamilyChrysomelidae
Observations3,191
Groupinsecta
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- Chrysomelinae
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- Subgenus ''Calligrapha (Bidensomela)'' <small>Monrós, 1955</small>
- Subgenus ''Calligrapha (Calligramma)'' <small>Monrós, 1955</small>
- Subgenus ''Calligrapha (Calligrapha)'' <small>Chevrolat, 1836</small>
- Subgenus ''Calligrapha (Erythrographa)'' <small>Gómez-Zurita, 2018</small>
- Subgenus ''Calligrapha (Graphicallo)'' <small>Gómez-Zurita, 2018</small>
- Subgenus ''Calligrapha (Zygogramma)'' <small> Chevrolat in Dejean, 1836 </small>
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Calligrapha is a large genus of American Chrysomelinae (a subfamily of leaf beetles), with over 100 species occurring from North America through Central America.
==Biology== Some members of the subgenus Zygogramma are agricultural pests, while others are used as biological control agents. Calligrapha exclamationis is a pest species of sunflower crops in North America. At least two species have also been used as a form of biological pest control: Calligrapha bicolorata was introduced to India as a biocontrol agent for the weed Parthenium hysterophorus, and Calligrapha suturalis was introduced to Russia as a control for Ambrosia artemisiifolia (common ragweed).