Cassida deflorata
Cassida deflorata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Chrysomelidae |
Genus: | Cassida |
Species: | C. deflorata |
Binomial name | |
Cassida deflorata Suffiran, 1844 | |
Synonyms | |
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Cassida deflorata is a greenish coloured beetle in the leaf beetle family.[1]
Distribution
The beetle can be found in Africa, including Algeria and Morocco, as well as in European countries like France, Italy, Portugal and Spain.[2]
Habitat
The species feeds on plants in the Asteraceae family, including Arctium lappa, Carduus tenuiflorus, Cirsium dyris, cardoon, artichoke, Jacobaea maritima and Silybum marianum.[2]
References
- ↑ "Cassida deflorata". Flickr. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
- 1 2 "Cassida deflorata". Biol.uni.wroc.pl. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
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