Zeugophora scutellaris

(Zeugophora scutellaris)

Description

Zeugophora scutellaris, known generally as the poplar blackmine beetle or cottonwood leaf-mining beetle, is a species of megalopodid leaf beetle in the family Megalopodidae. It is found in Europe & Northern Asia (excluding China) and North America.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum:

Class: Insecta

Order:Coleoptera

Family:Megalopodidae

Genus:Zeugophora

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