Phratora americana
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]
| Phratora americana | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| 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) | |
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
- "Phratora americana Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
- "Phratora americana species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
- "Phratora americana". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
- "Phratora americana Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
- "North American Cryptocephalus species (Chrysomelidae, Cryptocephalinae)". Texas Entomology. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
- Brown, W. J. (1951). "The American species of Phratora Chev. (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)". Canadian Entomologist. 83 (5): 121–130. doi:10.4039/Ent83121-5. S2CID 86211344.
Further reading
- Flinte, V.; Abejanella, A.; Daccordi, M.; Monteiro, R. F.; et al. (2017). "Chrysomelinae species (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae) and new biological data from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In: Chaboo CS, Schmitt M (Eds) Research on Chrysomelidae 7". ZooKeys (720): 5–22. doi:10.3897/zookeys.720.13963. PMC 5784215. PMID 29391849.
- Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2013). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 6: Chrysomeloidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-26091-7.
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