Cassida obtusata

Cassida obtusata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Genus:	Cassida
Species:	C. obtusata
Binomial name
Cassida obtusata (Boheman, 1854)
Synonyms
Cassida junoBoheman, 1862 Cassida pusillulaBoheman, 1862 Cassida interstitialisSpaeth, 1901 Cassida residuaWeise, 1901 Cassida (Odontionycha) picifronsWeise, 1908

Cassida obtusata, is a species of leaf beetle widespread in Oriental region from Sri Lanka to China towards Sumatra and the Philippines. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Distribution

It if found in Cambodia, Sri Lanka, China, Japan, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, the Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam. ^[4]

Biology

Adults have been observed from several plants such as, Amaranthus , Citrus and Passiflora edulis . ^[4]

References

1. "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.
2. "Cassida obtusata". www.cabi.org. Retrieved 2021-09-22.
3. Nasution, Syafruddin (2016-04-12). "Species Richness And Abundance Of Bivalvia And Gastropoda (Molluscs) In Mangrove Forest Of Dumai City, Riau Province" . Retrieved 2021-09-23.
4. "New distributional records of Cassida obtusata Boheman, 1854 (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Cassidinae) from Kuroshima Is. and Iriomote-jima Is., the Yaeyama Isls., southwestern Japan". Elytra, To k y o, New Series, 9 (1): 149–150. Retrieved 2021-09-23.