| Plateumaris metallica | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Plateumaris |
| Species: | P. metallica |
| Binomial name | |
| Plateumaris metallica (Ahrens, 1810) | |
Plateumaris metallica is a species of aquatic leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in North America. [1] [2] [3]
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Plateumaris rufa is a species of aquatic leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in the eastern United States and Canada, from West Virginia north to Quebec. It was first described in 1826 by Thomas Say based on a specimen found on the bank of the Schuylkill River in Pennsylvania. The species has variable coloration. Although it is typically metallic reddish copper, it is sometimes blue, green, or rarely purple. Its appendages are rufous.
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