Cassida circumdata

Cassida circumdata is a species of tortoise beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Indomalaya and the South Pacific islands.[1]

Cassida circumdata
Cassida circumdata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Subfamily: Cassidinae
Tribe: Cassidini
Genus: Cassida
Species:
C. circumdata
Binomial name
Cassida circumdata
Herbst, 1799

Biology

The incubation period is about 2 to 6 days. Grub undergoes five larval instars. Pre-pupal period is about 4 days, where it later undergo 5 to 7 days of pupal stage. In captivity, the life cycle completed from 38 to 70 days.[2]

The species is often used in biological control of harm plants of Convolvulaceae in the field.[3][4][5]

Cassida circumdata

References

Further reading

  • Borowiec, Lech (1999). A world catalogue of the Cassidinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Biologicae Silesiae. ISBN 978-83-909804-4-7.


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