Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Calligrapha argus being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Calligrapha piceicollis
- Calligrapha confluens
- Calligrapha diversa
- Calligrapha ignota
- Calligrapha multipustulata
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Coleoptera
- Family
- Chrysomelidae
- Genus
- Calligrapha
- Species
- Calligrapha argus
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