Cottonwood Leaf Beetle Chrysomela scripta Fabricius, 1801    
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Arthropoda   >   Class Insecta   >   Order Coleoptera   >   Family Chrysomelidae   >   Genus Chrysomela   

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Host plants are in the family Salicaceae (willows, poplars, cottonwoods). BugGuide notes that "larvae skeletonize leaves, while adults attack only midrib and large veins" and that the species was formerly considered a pest of commercial willows, which were grown for basket-making.

There are 14 records in the project database.

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A Cottonwood Leaf Beetle in Cecil Co., Maryland (6/28/2018). Verified by Jeff Brown/BugGuide. Photo by Shannon Schade. (MBP list)

A Cottonwood Leaf Beetle in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (6/5/2015). Verified by V. Belov/Bugguide. Photo by Steve Scholnick. (MBP list)

A Cottonwood Leaf Beetle in Caroline Co., Maryland (9/10/2022). Photo by Dave Webb. (MBP list)

A Cottonwood Leaf Beetle in Dorchester Co., Maryland (7/9/2015). Photo by Jim Brighton. (MBP list)

A Cottonwood Leaf Beetle in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (6/28/2023). Photo by Dave Webb. (MBP list)

A Cottonwood Leaf Beetle in Dorchester Co., Maryland (5/28/2015). Determined by V. Belov/BugGuide. Photo by Jonathan Willey. (MBP list)

A Cottonwood Leaf Beetle in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (6/5/2015). Verified by V. Belov/BugGuide. Photo by Steve Scholnick. (MBP list)

Cottonwood Leaf Beetle in Howard Co., Maryland (6/14/2021). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Matthew Beziat. (MBP list)

A Cottonwood Leaf Beetle in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (6/5/2015). Verified by V. Belov/BugGuide. Photo by Steve Scholnick. (MBP list)

A Cottonwood Leaf Beetle in Baltimore City, Maryland (6/11/2015). Verified by V. Belov/BugGuide. Photo by Thomas Wilson. (MBP list)


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