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INSECTS

Dogwood Leaf Beetle

Calligrapha philadelphica

Insects
Native
Dogwood Leaf Beetle, Adult
Dogwood Leaf Beetle, photo 2 of 5
Dogwood Leaf Beetle, Adult

Beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. Lives in forests and in thickets.

There are 224 observations of Dogwood Leaf Beetle in Québec, mostly in Capitale-Nationale, Bas-Saint-Laurent and Estrie, and it has been reported in 16 of the 17 regions. They peak in June and become rare from October to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Capitale-Nationale61
  2. Bas-Saint-Laurent24
  3. Estrie22
  4. Montérégie18
  5. Montréal16
  6. Abitibi-Témiscamingue16
  7. Mauricie15
  8. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine12
  9. Lanaudière12
  10. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean10
  11. Chaudière-Appalaches7
  12. Outaouais7
  13. Laval1
  14. Laurentides1
  15. Centre-du-Québec1
  16. Côte-Nord1

Habitat

ForestMario Hains
ThicketsNicholas A. Tonelli

Similar species

Common Willow Calligrapher BeetleCalligrapha multipunctata
Confluent Leaf BeetleCalligrapha confluens
Russet Alder Leaf BeetleCalligrapha alni
Elm Calligrapher BeetleCalligrapha scalaris
Rowena's Leaf BeetleCalligrapha rowena
Ninebark Calligrapha BeetleCalligrapha spiraeae