Cassida canaliculata

Cassida canaliculata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Cassida
Species: C. canaliculata
Binomial name
Cassida canaliculata
Laicharting, 1781
Synonyms
  • Cassida canaliculata Laicharting, 1781
  • Cassida speciosa Brahm, 1790
  • Cassida austriaca Fabricus, 1792
  • Cassida graminis Suffrian, 1844
  • Cassida immutabilis Suffrian, 1844
  • Cassida austriaca var. illyrica Boheman, 1854

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.[1]

Habitat

The species feeds on plants in the Lamiaceae family, such as Salvia pratensis and Salvia verticillata.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Cassida canaliculata Laicharting, 1781". Biol.uni.wroc.pl. Retrieved April 14, 2012.


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