Metachroma floridanum

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Metachroma floridanum
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Metachroma
Species:
M. floridanum
Binomial name
Metachroma floridanum
Crotch, 1873 [1]

Metachroma floridanum is a species of leaf beetle. [2] [3] [4] [5] Its distribution ranges from Florida to North Carolina in the United States. [5]

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References

  1. Crotch, G. R. (1873). "Materials for the Study of the Phytophaga of the United States". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia . 25 (1): 19–83. JSTOR   4624297.
  2. "Metachroma floridanum Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
  3. "Metachroma floridanum species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
  4. "Metachroma floridanum". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
  5. 1 2 "Metachroma floridanum Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-05.

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