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Beetles of Zihuatanejo

ORDER COLEOPTERA

Calligrapha catarinae
Calligrapha catarinae

-Animals (Kingdom Animalia)

-Arthropods (Phylum Arthropoda)

-Hexapods (Subphylum Hexapoda)

-Insects (Class Insecta)

-Winged and Once-winged Insects (Subclass Pterygota)

-Beetles (Order Coleoptera​​)

-​Water, Rove, Scarab, Long-horned, Leaf, and Snout Beetles (Suborder Polyphaga)

-​Cucujiform Beetles (Infraorder Cucujiformia)

-Leaf Beetles and Allies (Superfamily Chrysomeloidea)

-Leaf Beetles Family (Chrysomelidae)

-​Subfamily Chrysomelinae

-Tribe Doryphorini

-Subtribe Doryphorina

-Calligrapher Beetles (Genus Calligrapha)

-Subgenus Calligrapha

-Calligrapha catarinae


Calligrapha catarinae is a species of leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae, belonging to the visually striking genus Calligrapha, whose members are known for their intricate, calligraphy-like markings on the wing covers. Adults are herbivorous, feeding on the leaves of specific host plants. Feeding damage typically appears as chewed patches or holes in leaves.

Diet

  • Adults: Herbivorous, feeding on the leaves of specific host plants, producing irregular holes and chewed areas in the foliage.

  • Larvae: Feed on the leaves of their host plants, developing through several larval stages before pupating.

Habitat

  • Associated with tropical and subtropical forest, particularly humid forest, secondary vegetation, woodland edges, and forest clearings.

  • Adults and larvae occur on the foliage of their host plants, where the adults' intricate elytral markings provide considerable visual camouflage.

Size

  • A relatively small to medium-sized leaf beetle, with the rounded, convex body typical of Calligrapha.


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