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Iridescent Passionvine Flea Beetle

Parchicola iris

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in North Carolina.January 1, February 1, March 1, April 2, May 2, June 1, July 1, August 1, September 1, October 1, November 1, December 1.
United States69
North Carolina15
Georgia12
Tennessee12
Kentucky8
Virginia4
Alabama3
Mississippi3
Louisiana3
Maryland3

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • MetamorphosisUndergoes dramatic body transformation during developmentFrom its classification
  • ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumArthropods · Arthropoda
ClassInsects · Insecta
OrderBeetles · Coleoptera
FamilyLeaf Beetles · Chrysomelidae
GenusParchicola

Sources

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