Beet tortoise beetle

Cassida nebulosa

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Chrysomelidae

Cassida nebulosa is a tortoise beetle, a species of leaf beetle (family Chrysomelidae), belonging to the subfamily Cassidinae. It feeds on several plants of the family Chenopodiaceae; particularly on beet Beta vulgaris, on Chenopodium album, on C. glaucum and on Atriplex hortensis.

Distribution

Dick Belgers · CC BY

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Sources and credits

PhotoDick Belgers · CC BY DescriptionCassida nebulosa, Wikipedia contributors

Beet tortoise beetle

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