Altica subplicata, the willow leaf beetle, is a species of flea beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It ranges from southern Texas to southern Canada from British Columbia to Quebec. Its host plants are species in the genus Salix.[1]
Altica subplicata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Chrysomelidae |
Genus: | Altica |
Species: | A. subplicata
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Binomial name | |
Altica subplicata LeConte, 1859
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References
edit- ^ Bach, Catherine E. (July 1993). "Movement Behavior of Altica subplicata (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae): Effects of Plant Characteristics on Patterns of Adult Movement". Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society. 66 (3): 310–318. JSTOR 25085453. Retrieved 3 December 2023.