Cassida nebulosa
| Cassida nebulosa | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Cassida |
| Species: | C. nebulosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Cassida nebulosa Linnaeus, 1758 | |
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Cassida nebulosa or tortoise beetle is a species of leaf beetle belonging to the family Chrysomelidae, subfamily Galerucinae.
It feeds on several plants of the Chenopodiaceae species, especially on beets Beta vulgaris, Chenopodium album, C. glaucum and Atriplex hortensis.[1]
It is widely distributed in most of Europe.
References
- ↑ "Cassida nebulosa Linnaeus, 1758". Biolib. Retrieved 25 January 2011.
External links
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