Biology:Phratora americana

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Short description: Species of beetle

Phratora americana
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Phratora
Species:
P. americana
Binomial name
Phratora americana
(Schaeffer, 1928)

Phratora americana is a species of leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae.[1][2][3][4] It is found in North America.[1][5]This species is known from Ontario, Quebec, and high elevations in the eastern United States of America. It feeds on willow species and varies in color from purple to blue or blue-green.[6]

Subspecies

These two subspecies belong to the species Phratora americana:

  • Phratora americana americana (Schaeffer, 1928) i c g
  • Phratora americana canadensis Brown, 1951 i c g

Data sources: i = ITIS,[1] c = Catalogue of Life,[2] g = GBIF,[3] b = Bugguide.net[4]

References

Further reading

Wikidata ☰ Q14934524 entry