Phratora hudsonia
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| Phratora hudsonia | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Phratora |
| Species: | P. hudsonia |
| Binomial name | |
| Phratora hudsonia Brown, 1951 | |
Phratora hudsonia, the birch leaf beetle, is a species of leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in North America.[1][2][3] This species is known from Canadian populations at the Great Slave Lake and north shore of Lake Superior.[4] It feeds on birch and is metallic brown in color.[5] It is relatively small in size, like other Phratora species.