Biology:Metachroma quercatum
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Short description: Species of beetle
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Metachroma |
| Species: | M. quercatum
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| Binomial name | |
| Metachroma quercatum (Fabricius, 1801)
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Metachroma quercatum is a species of leaf beetle.[3][4][5][6] It is found in the eastern United States , where its range spans from Texas to Florida and New York to Kansas . Its length is between 3.2 and 4.2 mm. The species is named after the scientific name of the oak (Quercus), one of the species' host plants.[6]
References
- ↑ LeConte, J. L. (1858). "Description of New Species of Coleoptera, chiefly collected by the United States and Mexican Boundary Commission, under Major W. H. Emory, U. S. A.". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 10: 59–89. https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47535599.
- ↑ Blatchley, W. S. (1924). "New Coleoptera from Southern Florida with notes on other interesting species". The Canadian Entomologist 56 (7): 164–170. doi:10.4039/Ent56164-7.
- ↑ "Metachroma quercatum Report". https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=720847.
- ↑ "Metachroma quercatum species details". http://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/details/species/id/2e172d43a9fc08b40f18cd27f83bcde6.
- ↑ "Metachroma quercatum". https://www.gbif.org/species/4990752.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Metachroma quercatum Species Information". https://bugguide.net/node/view/267933.
Further reading
- Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 6: Chrysomeloidea. Apollo Books. 2013. ISBN 978-90-04-26091-7.
Wikidata ☰ Q14934236 entry
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