Cassida flaveola
| Cassida flaveola | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Cassida |
| Species: | C. flaveola |
| Binomial name | |
| Cassida flaveola Thunberg, 1794 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Cassida flaveola, also known as the pale tortoise beetle,[1] is a brownish coloured beetle in the leaf beetle family.[2]
Distribution
[edit]The beetle is found in the Palearctic realm, east up to the Russian Far East.[3]
Ecology
[edit]The host plants are Caryophyllaceae species, including Cerastium vulgatum, Honckenya peploides, Malachium aquaticum, Spergula arvensis, Spergula nemorum, Stellaria graminea and Stellaria media.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ Common name
- ↑ Colour
- 1 2 "Distribution". Archived from the original on 2012-07-24. Retrieved 2012-04-14.