Aspidimorpha furcata

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Aspidimorpha furcata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Suborder:
Polyphaga
Superfamily:
Chrysomeloidea
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]

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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

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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. pp. 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)" (PDF). 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.


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