Mantura

Stephens, 1831

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Mantura is a of leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae) described by Stephens in 1831. The genus belongs to the order Coleoptera and is distributed across parts of Europe and North America, with records from Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and the northeastern United States including Vermont.

Mantura by (c) Barry Walter, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Barry Walter. Used under a CC-BY license.Mantura obtusata (Gyllenhaal, 1813) by Udo Schmidt. Used under a CC BY-SA 2.0 license.Mantura chrysanthemi (Koch, 1803) (23358579392) by Udo Schmidt from Deutschland. Used under a CC BY-SA 2.0 license.

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How to pronounce Mantura: /ˈmæn.tʊr.ə/

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Distribution

Recorded from Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and the northeastern United States (Vermont).

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Taxonomic note

The name 'Mantura' is also associated with a Greek wind instrument (mandoura/mantoura), but this is unrelated to the . The Godyris mantura (Hewitson, 1876) is a separate in the Nymphalidae and does not belong to this genus.

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