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Aspidimorpha miliaris

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Aspidimorpha miliaris
Aspidimorpha miliaris from South Goa, India
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Aspidimorpha
Species:
A. miliaris
Binomial name
Aspidimorpha miliaris
(Fabricius, 1775)

Aspidimorpha miliaris is a widespread Asian species of beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae. The genus name is frequently misspelled as "Aspidomorpha", due to an unjustified spelling change in 1848 [1].

Description

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This species reaches about 15 millimetres (0.59 in) in length. Larvae have a gregarious habit and feed on Ipomoea species, with potentially dangerous impact on crops.[1] Its back is yellowish brown with a scattering of black spots.[2] The number and pattern of spots varies greatly between individuals, with some beetles possessing almost no spots, while others have many.

Distribution

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Aspidimorpha miliaris occurs throughout SE Asia and India. This beetle group is oftentimes found synonymous with populations of Aspidimorpha Sanctaecrucis on I. carnea.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Oudhia, P. and Ganguli, J. (1999). Outbreak of Tortoise beetle Aspidomorpha miliaris F. (Coleoptera; Chrysomelidae) in Chhattisgarh plains. Insect Environment 5(3): 110-111.
  2. ^ Zheng, Minglun. "Aspidimorpha miliaris (Fabricius, 1775)". Taiwan Encyclopedia of Life. Academia Sinica. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  3. ^ Ghate, Hemant; Lech, Borowiec; Rane, Nilesh; Ranade, Sachin. "Tortoise beetles and their host plants from Pune (Maharashtra State, India) and nearby places (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae)". Wroclaw.
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