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 Edit this 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

  1. "Phratora americana Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
  2. "Phratora americana species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
  3. "Phratora americana". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
  4. "Phratora americana Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
  5. "North American Cryptocephalus species (Chrysomelidae, Cryptocephalinae)". Texas Entomology. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
  6. 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.

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