Cassida piperata

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Cassida piperata
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Cassida
Species:
C. piperata
Binomial name
Cassida piperata
Hope, 1842

Cassida piperata (also known as the tortoise beetle)[1] is a species of beetle in the leaf beetle family.

Description[]

The females are bigger than males.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ "Cassida piperata Hope, 1842". BugGuide. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
  2. ^ "Cassida piperata Hope, 1842". Biol.uni.wroc.pl. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved April 14, 2012.


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