Biology:Phratora interstitialis

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Phratora interstitialis
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Phratora
Species:
P. interstitialis
Binomial name
Phratora interstitialis
Mannerheim, 1853
Synonyms[1]

Phratora aklaviki (Carr)

Phratora interstitialis is a species of leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Europe and Northern Asia (excluding China) and North America.[2][3][4] This leaf beetle feeds on host plants that are poor in salicylates (e.g. Salix alexensis and Salix sitchensis)[4] and is closely related to the European Phratora vulgatissima, which also feeds on salicylate-poor willows.[5]

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. 
  2. ITIS
  3. "Phratora interstitialis". Species. GBIF. http://www.gbif.org/species/1048864. 
  4. Köpf, A.; Rank, N. E.; Roininen, H.; Julkunen-Tiitto, R.; Pasteels, J. M.; Tahvanainen, J. (1998). "The evolution of host-plant use and sequestration in the leaf beetle genus Phratora (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)". Evolution 52 (2): 517–528. doi:10.1111/j.1558-5646.1998.tb01651.x. PMID 28568343. 

Further reading

Wikidata ☰ Q14934520 entry