Chrysomela scripta

Chrysomela scripta, the cottonwood leaf beetle, is a species of leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Central America and North America.^[1][2][3]

Cottonwood leaf beetle, Chrysomela scripta

Chrysomela scripta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Genus:	Chrysomela
Species:	C. scripta
Binomial name
Chrysomela scripta Fabricius, 1801