cottonwood leaf beetle
Chrysomela scripta Fabricius, 1801

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0795035 cottonwood leaf beetle Chrysomela scripta Adult(s) Gerald J. Lenhard	0014071 cottonwood leaf beetle Chrysomela scripta Pupa(e) Gerald J. Lenhard	0014070 cottonwood leaf beetle Chrysomela scripta Larva(e) Gerald J. Lenhard	1326076 cottonwood leaf beetle Chrysomela scripta Egg(s) Whitney Cranshaw
1419130 cottonwood leaf beetle Chrysomela scripta Larva(e) Lacy L. Hyche	3046090 cottonwood leaf beetle Chrysomela scripta Adult(s) Theodor D. Leininger

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Arthropoda

Subphylum: Atelocerata

Class: Hexapoda (including Insecta)

Infraclass: Neoptera

Subclass: Pterygota

Order: Coleoptera

Suborder: Polyphaga

Superfamily: Chrysomeloidea

Family: Chrysomelidae

Subfamily: Chrysolmelinae

Tribe: Chrysolmelini

Genus: Chrysomela

Common Name Reference:	Bosik, J. J. Common Names of Insects and Related Organisms 1997. Lanham, MD: Entomological Society of America (ESA), 1997. 232 pp.
Scientific Name Reference:	R.W. Poole and P. Gentili, Nomina Insecta Nearctica. 1996. Nomina insecta nearctica: a checklist of the insects of North America. Vol. 1-4. Rockville (MD): Entomological Information Services. Available at URL: http://www.nearctica.com/nomina/main.htm