Aspidimorpha furcata

Aspidimorpha furcata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Genus:	Aspidimorpha
Species:	A. furcata
Binomial name
Aspidimorpha furcata (Thunberg, 1789)
Synonyms
Aspidimorpha indicaBoheman, 1854 Aspidomorpha indica(Boheman, 1775) Cassida furcataThunberg, 1789

Aspidimorpha dorsata, commonly known as golden tortoise beetle or furcated tortoise beetle, is a species of leaf beetle widely distributed in Oriental region from Sri Lanka to South China towards Java, and Borneo. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]}

Biology

After mating, the adult female lays about 150 eggs over a period of 70 to 80 days. Grub stage is about 8 to 9 days and the pupal stage is about 4 days. ^[7] The species use many Ipomoea species as the host plants. ^{[8] [9]}

Host plants

• Argyreia hookeri
• Argyreia nervosa
• Calystegia
• Convolvulus nummularis
• Evolvulus alsinoides
• Ipomoea aquatica
• Ipomoea batatas
• Ipomoea cairica
• Ipomoea coccinea
• Ipomoea digitata
• Ipomoea excavata
• Ipomoea fistulosa
• Ipomoea hederacea
• Ipomoea hispida
• Ipomoea indica
• Ipomoea obscura
• Ipomoea palmata
• Ipomoea pestigridis
• Ipomoea pilosa
• Ipomoea tuberosa
• Ipomoea violacea
• Lettsomia elliptica
• Merremia emarginata
• Merremia tridentata
• Merremia umbellata

References

1. "Aspidimorpha furcata (tortoise beetle)". www.cabi.org. Retrieved 2021-09-21.
2. "Aspidimorpha furcata (Thunberg, 1789)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2021-09-21.
3. "New records of Asian and Australopapuan tortoise beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae)". Genus: Vol. 20(3), 435-484. Wroclaw, 15 X 2009. Retrieved 2021-09-21.
4. Agarwala, B. K.; Bhattacharjee, P. P. (2012-10-26). "Long-horned Beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) and Tortoise Beetles (Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae) of Tripura, northeastern India with some new additions". Journal of Threatened Taxa. 4 (13): 3223–3227. doi:10.11609/JoTT.o2951.3223-7 . Retrieved 2021-09-21.
5. "Species of Cassida Linné, 1758 described by Carl Peter Thunberg and their present status (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae)". Genus Vol. 19(2): 301-306 Wrocław, 31 VII 2008. Retrieved 2021-09-21.
6. "New records of Asian and Australopapuan Cassidinae, with a description of five new species of Cassida L. from Thailand (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae)". Genus Vol. 12(4): 493-562 Wroc³aw, 28 XII 2001. Retrieved 2021-09-21.
7. "Biological studies on Aspidomorpha furcata Thunb. (Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae: Coleoptera)". www.cabdirect.org. Retrieved 2021-09-21.
8. "Aspidimorpha furcata species page". THAILAND NATURE PROJECT. Retrieved 2021-09-21.
9. "Food plants of some Indian Cassidines (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)". www.cabdirect.org. Retrieved 2021-09-21.