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Phratora frosti

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Phratora frosti
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Phratora
Species:
P. frosti
Binomial name
Phratora frosti
Brown, 1951

Phratora frosti is a species of leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. This species is known from Nova Scotia to Alberta. It feeds on willow species and varies in color from blue to purple to coppery, with pale legs.[1]

References

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  1. ^ 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.