Biology:Phratora frosti

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Phratora frosti
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Phratora
Species:
P. frosti
Binomial name
Phratora frosti
Brown, 1951

Phratora frosti is a species of leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. This species is known from Nova Scotia to Alberta. It feeds on willow species and varies in color from blue to purple to coppery, with pale legs.[1]

References

  1. Brown, W. J. (1951). "The American species of Phratora Chev. (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)". Canadian Entomologist 83 (5): 121–130. doi:10.4039/Ent83121-5. 

Wikidata ☰ Q14934522 entry