Calligrapha sp.

Calligrapha beetles are in the leaf beetle family of Chrysomelidae. Many Calligrapha adults have inkblot-like patterning on their elytra. As their family name suggests, these beetles are herbivorous in both their larval and adult stages.

Order: Coleoptera
Family: Chrysomelidae
Species: Calligrapha sp.

Photograph: © 2019 RKD Peterson
Date of Photograph: 04 June 2019
Location: Montana, Gallatin Co., MSU campus