Plateumaris rufa

Plateumaris rufa is a species of aquatic leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in the eastern United States and Canada, from West Virginia north to Quebec.^[2][3] It was first described in 1826 by Thomas Say based on a specimen found on the bank of the Schuylkill River in Pennsylvania.^[4] The species has variable coloration. Although it is typically metallic reddish copper, it is sometimes blue, green, or rarely purple. Its appendages are rufous (reddish brown).^[3]

Plateumaris rufa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Genus:	Plateumaris
Species:	P. rufa
Binomial name
Plateumaris rufa (Say, 1826)
Synonyms[1]
Donacia rufa Say, 1826 Plateumaris chalcea (Lacordaire, 1845) Plateumaris sulcicollis (Lacordaire, 1845)