Cassida circumdata
| Cassida circumdata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Subfamily: | Cassidinae |
| Tribe: | Cassidini |
| Genus: | Cassida |
| Species: | C. circumdata
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| Binomial name | |
| Cassida circumdata Herbst, 1799
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Cassida circumdata is a species of tortoise beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Indomalaya and the South Pacific islands.[1]
Description
[edit]Cassida circumdata is metallic green in color, with compound green eyes.[2] It may have three longitudinal black stripes on its wings.
Biology
[edit]The incubation period is about 2 to 6 days. Grub undergoes five larval instars. Pre-pupal period is about 4 days, where it later undergo 5 to 7 days of pupal stage. In captivity, the life cycle completed from 38 to 70 days.[3]
The species is often used in biological control of harm plants of Convolvulaceae in the field.[4][5][6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Cassida circumdata". GBIF. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
- ^ "Green Tortoise Beetle (Cassida circumdata)". Bali Wildlife. Bali Wildlife. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
- ^ "Bionomics of tortoise beetle, Cassida circumdata Herbst: An emerging pest of water spinach in northern and eastern India". Pest Management in Horticultural Ecosystems. 2020. Retrieved 2021-09-21.
- ^ "Study on Biology of Cassida circumdata(Herbst),an Important Natural Enemy of Ipomoea cairica Sweet--《Guangdong Forestry Science and Technology》2011年01期". en.cnki.com.cn. Retrieved 2021-09-21.
- ^ "Host Selection of Cassida circumdata(Herbst)--《Guangdong Forestry Science and Technology》2011年02期". en.cnki.com.cn. Retrieved 2021-09-21.
- ^ "The feeding ability of Cassida circumdata(Coleoptera:Chrysomilidae)on Ipomoea cairica(Dicotyledoneae:Convolvulaceae)--《Journal of Environmental Entomology》2011年01期". en.cnki.com.cn. Retrieved 2021-09-21.
Further reading
[edit]- Borowiec, Lech (1999). A world catalogue of the Cassidinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Biologicae Silesiae. ISBN 978-83-909804-4-7.
External links
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Media related to Cassida circumdata at Wikimedia Commons
