Cassida deflorata
Appearance
Cassida deflorata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Chrysomelidae |
Genus: | Cassida |
Species: | C. deflorata
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Binomial name | |
Cassida deflorata Suffiran, 1844
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Synonyms | |
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Cassida deflorata is a greenish-coloured beetle in the leaf beetle family.[1]
Distribution
[edit]The beetle can be found in African countries, including Algeria and Morocco, as well as in European countries like France, Italy, Portugal and Spain.
Habitat
[edit]The species feeds on plants in the family of Asteraceae, such as, Arctium lappa, Carduus tenuiflorus, Cirsium dyris, cardoon, artichoke, Jacobaea maritima and Silybum marianum.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Cassida deflorata". Flickr. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
- ^ "Cassida deflorata". Biol.uni.wroc.pl. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2017.