Cassida piperata

Cassida piperata
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 (also known as the tortoise beetle)[1] is a species of beetle in the leaf beetle family.

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. Retrieved April 14, 2012.


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