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Brachycoryna hardyi

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Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Suborder:Polyphaga
Brachycoryna hardyi
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Brachycoryna
Species:
B. hardyi
Binomial name
Brachycoryna hardyi
(Crotch, 1874)
Synonyms
  • Odontota hardyi Crotch, 1874
  • Microrhopala melsheimeri Crotch, Gemminger & Harold, 1876
  • Brachycoryna horni Weise, 1905
  • Brachycoryna confusa Hatch, 1971

Brachycoryna hardyi is a species of leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Central America and North America,[1][2][3] where it has been recorded from Canada (Alberta, British Columbia), the United States (Arizona, California, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington) and Mexico (Baja California).

Adults reach a length of about 2.5-3.7 mm. They have a black head and the pronotum is reddish-yellow sometimes with dark markings. The elytron is either reddish-yellow with dark markings or black with reddish markings.[4]

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