Cassida circumdata

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Cassida circumdata
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Subfamily: Cassidinae
Tribe: Cassidini
Genus: Cassida
Species:
C. circumdata
Binomial name
Cassida circumdata
Herbst, 1799
Synonyms
  • Cassida trivittataFabricius, 1801
  • Cassida u-fuscumWiedemann, 1823
  • Aspidomorpha effusaBoheman, 1854
  • Coptocycla luzonicaEschscholtz: Gemminger & Harold 1876
  • Metriona circumdata ab. pescadorensisChûjô 1934
  • Cassida cuticulaGressitt, 1938
  • Cassida nilgiriensisBorowiec & Takizawa, 1991

Cassida circumdata is a species of tortoise beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Indomalaya and the South Pacific islands. [1]

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Description

Cassida circumdata is metallic green with compound green eyes. [2]

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A Cassida circumdata beetle without black stripes

Biology

The incubation period is about 2 to 6 days. [3]

The species is often used in biological control of harm plants of Convolvulaceae in the field. [4] [5] [6]

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Cassida circumdata

References

  1. ↑ "Cassida circumdata". GBIF. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
  2. ↑ "Green Tortoise Beetle (Cassida circumdata)". Bali Wildlife. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ "Host Selection of Cassida circumdata(Herbst)--《Guangdong Forestry Science and Technology》2011年02期". en.cnki.com.cn. Retrieved 2021-09-21.
  6. ↑ "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.

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