Cassida flaveola
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Chrysomelidae |
Genus: | Cassida |
Species: | C. flaveola
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Binomial name | |
Cassida flaveola Thunberg, 1794
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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[]
The beetle is found in the Palearctic realm, east up to the Russian Far East.[3]
Ecology[]
The host plants are Caryophyllaceae species, including Cerastium vulgatum, Honckenya peploides, , Spergula arvensis, , Stellaria graminea and Stellaria media.[3]
References[]
- ^ Common name
- ^ Colour
- ^ a b "Distribution". Archived from the original on 2012-07-24. Retrieved 2012-04-14.
Categories:
- Cassidinae
- Beetles described in 1794
- Taxa named by Carl Peter Thunberg
- Beetles of Europe
- Palearctic insects
- Cassidinae stubs