Biology:Aspidimorpha dorsata

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Short description: Species of beetle


Aspidimorpha dorsata
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A. dorsata
Binomial name
Aspidimorpha dorsata
(Fabricius, 1787)
Synonyms
  • Cassida dorsata Fabricius, 1787
  • Aspidimorpha fuscopunctata Boheman, 1854
  • Aspidimorpha rubrodorsata Boheman, 1854

Aspidimorpha dorsata, is a species of leaf beetle widely distributed in South Asia and South East Asia.[1][2][3][4]

Description

Body length is about 8 to 10 mm. Body sub-circular. Two variations can occur as continental morph and insular morph. Insular populations lack a humeral spot on the elytral explanate margin. There are dark markings on the disc of the elytra. The continental populations have the humeral spot. Elytral disc is uniformly yellow.[5]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q108632863 entry