Altica bimarginata

Altica bimarginata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Altica
Species:
A. bimarginata
Binomial name
Altica bimarginata
Say, 1824

Altica bimarginata, the willow flea beetle is a species of flea beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Central America and North America.[1][2][3] It often is found feeding on plants from the Salix genus. It is shiny blue, being 5-6 mm long and 2-3 mm wide.[4]

Subspecies

These three subspecies belong to the species Altica bimarginata:

  • Altica bimarginata bimarginata Say, 1824
  • Altica bimarginata labradorensis LeSage, 1993
  • Altica bimarginata plicipennis (Mannerheim, 1843)

References

  1. ^ "Altica bimarginata Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  2. ^ "Altica bimarginata". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  3. ^ Barstow, Darrell A.; Gittins, A. R. (October 1973). "Descriptions of the Life Stages of Altica bimarginata Say (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)". Journal of Kansas Entomological Society. 46 (4): 500–510. JSTOR 25082600. Retrieved 3 December 2023.

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