Cassida piperata

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Cassida piperata
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Cassida
Species:
C. piperata
Binomial name
Cassida piperata
Hope, 1842
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Cassida piperata larva

Cassida piperata is a species of beetle in the leaf beetle family. It is native to eastern Asia, but it has also been reported from the United States as an alien species. [1]

Description

The females are bigger than males. [2]

References

  1. ↑ "Cassida piperata Hope, 1842". BugGuide . Retrieved April 14, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Cassida piperata Hope, 1842". Biol.uni.wroc.pl. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
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