| Cassida piperata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Cassida |
| Species: | C. piperata |
| Binomial name | |
| Cassida piperata Hope, 1842 | |
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]
The females are bigger than males. [2]
Cassida is a large Old World genus of tortoise beetles in the subfamily Cassidinae. Several species of Cassida are important agricultural pests, in particular C. vittata and C. nebulosa on sugar beet and spinach. The thistle tortoise beetle has been used as a biological control agent against Canada thistle.
The thistle tortoise beetle is a species of leaf beetle, situated in the subfamily Cassidinae and the genus Cassida.
In the 10th edition of Systema Naturae, Carl Linnaeus classified the arthropods, including insects, arachnids and crustaceans, among his class "Insecta". Insects with hardened wing covers were brought together under the name Coleoptera.
Cassida prasina is a greenish coloured beetle in the leaf beetle family.
Cassida atrata is a beetle in the leaf beetle family, that can be found in Central and SE Europe. The host plants are in the family Lamiaceae and include Salvia glutinosa and Salvia pratensis.
Cassida flaveola, also known as the pale tortoise beetle, is a brownish coloured beetle in the leaf beetle family.
Cassida deflorata is a greenish coloured beetle in the leaf beetle family.
Cassida canaliculata is a species of beetle in the leaf beetle family, that can be found in Central, West and Eastern Europe, as well as the Caucasus, Turkey, West Kazakhstan and North Italy.
Cassida bergeali is a species of beetle in the leaf beetle family, found in Austria, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Poland and Slovakia.
Cassida saucia is a species of beetle in the leaf beetle family, found in various Asian countries, including Armenia, Azerbaijan, Iran and Turkey. The species feeds on plants in the family Solanaceae, particularly Lycium europaeum.
Cassida leucanthemi is a species of beetle in the leaf beetle family, that can be found in Austria, the Czech Republic, France, Italy (Liguria), Poland, and Spain. The host plants are Asteraceae species, including Leucanthemum vulgare, Carduus argemose and Carduus obtusisquamosus. It also feeds on Caryophyllaceae species, particularly Silene nutans.
Cassida sareptana is a species of brownish beetle in the leaf beetle family, found in Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Russia and Ukraine. They can be found in Near East as well. The species feeds on plants from the family Asteraceae, including tarragon and Artemisia arenaria.
Cassida denticollis is a species of leaf beetle, situated in the subfamily Cassidinae and the genus Cassida, found in Mongolia, West China, and the Western Palaearctic region.
Cassida viridis, common name green tortoise beetle, is a species of beetle in the leaf beetle family (Chrysomelidae).
Cassida stevensi is a species of leaf beetle, situated in the subfamily Cassidinae and the genus Cassida. It was described as a new species in 2011 from specimens collected in India and Myanmar.
Cassida morondaviana is a species of leaf beetle, situated in the subfamily Cassidinae and the genus Cassida. It was described as a new species in 2007 from specimens collected in Madagascar in 2004. It is named after its type locality of the city of Morondava.
Cassida circumdata is a species of tortoise beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Indomalaya and the South Pacific islands.
Aspidimorpha lobata, is a species of leaf beetle found in India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.
Cassida (Crepidaspis) cognobilis, is a species of leaf beetle found in India, Sri Lanka, Laos and Thailand.