Cassida circumdata

Cassida circumdata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
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

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

Description

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

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]}

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.

Further reading

• Borowiec, Lech (1999). A world catalogue of the Cassidinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Biologicae Silesiae. ISBN   978-83-909804-4-7.

External links

• Media related to Cassida circumdata at Wikimedia Commons