Metachroma quercatum
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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[edit]
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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. S2CID 84156348.
- ^ "Metachroma quercatum Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-07.
- ^ "Metachroma quercatum species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-07.
- ^ "Metachroma quercatum". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-07.
- ^ a b "Metachroma quercatum Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-07.
Further reading[edit]
- Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2013). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 6: Chrysomeloidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-26091-7.