Rainbow tortoise beetle

Cassida azurea

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Chrysomelidae

Cassida azurea is a species of tortoise beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Europe and Northern Asia (excluding China). Has been introduced in North America to control the invasive plant Silene vulgaris.

Distribution

Rainbow tortoise beetle — (c) Gilles San Martin, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Gilles San Martin · CC-BY-SA

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Germany · 46France · 19Belgium · 3

Sources and credits

Photo(c) Gilles San Martin, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Gilles San Martin · CC-BY-SA DescriptionCassida azurea, Wikipedia contributors

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