Cassida azurea

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Cassida azurea
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Cassida
Species:
C. azurea
Binomial name
Cassida azurea
Fabricius, 1801

Cassida azurea is a species of tortoise beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. [1] [2] [3] [4] It is found in Europe and Northern Asia (excluding China). Has been introduced in North America to control the invasive plant Silene vulgaris . [1] [5] [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Cassida azurea Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  2. ↑ "Cassida azurea species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  3. ↑ "Cassida azurea". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  4. ↑ "Cassida azurea Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  5. ↑ Staines, C.L. "Catalog of the hispines of the World". Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  6. ↑ "North American Cryptocephalus species (Chrysomelidae, Cryptocephalinae)". Texas Entomology. Retrieved 2018-04-23.

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