Cassida deflorata

Cassida deflorata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Genus:	Cassida
Species:	C. deflorata
Binomial name
Cassida deflorata Suffiran, 1844
Synonyms
Cassida deflorataSuffrian, 1844 Cassida herbeaLucas, 1849 Cassida limbaticollisFairmaire, 1856 Cassida gallica Megerle: Gemminger and Harold, 1876 (nomen nudum). Cassida sardoa Heyden: Gemminger and Harold, 1876 (nomen nudum). Cassida scolymi Küster: Gemminger and Harold, 1876 (nomen nudum).

Cassida deflorata is a greenish-coloured beetle in the leaf beetle family. ^[1]

Distribution

The beetle can be found in African countries, including Algeria and Morocco, as well as in European countries like France, Italy, Portugal and Spain.

Habitat

The species feeds on plants in the family of Asteraceae, such as, Arctium lappa , Carduus tenuiflorus , Cirsium dyris , cardoon, artichoke, Jacobaea maritima and Silybum marianum . ^[2]

References

1. "Cassida deflorata". Flickr. 11 April 2012. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
2. "Cassida deflorata". Biol.uni.wroc.pl. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2017.