Calligrapha diversa
Species of beetle
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Calligrapha diversa is a species of leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It was first described by Carl Stål in 1859. It is found across Central America and North America.[1] It feeds on plants in the family Malvaceae, such as Malva parviflora and Sphaeralcae angustifolia, and Solanaceae like Solanum nigrescens.[2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Calligrapha |
| Species: | C. diversa |
| Binomial name | |
| Calligrapha diversa (Stål, 1859) | |
