Biology:Aspidimorpha furcata
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| Species: | A. furcata
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| Aspidimorpha furcata (Thunberg, 1789)
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Aspidimorpha dorsata, commonly known as golden tortoise beetle or furcated tortoise beetle, is a species of leaf beetle widely distributed in Oriental region from Sri Lanka to South China towards Java, and Borneo.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Biology
After mating, the adult female lays about 150 eggs over a period of 70 to 80 days. Grub stage is about 8 to 9 days and the pupal stage is about 4 days.[7] The species use many Ipomoea species as the host plants.[8][9]
Host plants
- Argyreia hookeri
- Argyreia nervosa
- Calystegia
- Convolvulus nummularis
- Evolvulus alsinoides
- Ipomoea aquatica
- Ipomoea batatas
- Ipomoea cairica
- Ipomoea coccinea
- Ipomoea digitata
- Ipomoea excavata
- Ipomoea fistulosa
- Ipomoea hederacea
- Ipomoea hispida
- Ipomoea indica
- Ipomoea obscura
- Ipomoea palmata
- Ipomoea pestigridis
- Ipomoea pilosa
- Ipomoea tuberosa
- Ipomoea violacea
- Lettsomia elliptica
- Merremia emarginata
- Merremia tridentata
- Merremia umbellata
References
- ↑ "Aspidimorpha furcata (tortoise beetle)". https://www.cabi.org/isc/datasheet/7517.
- ↑ "Aspidimorpha furcata (Thunberg, 1789)" (in en). https://www.gbif.org/species/6274763.
- ↑ "New records of Asian and Australopapuan tortoise beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae)". https://www.researchgate.net/publication/268345172_New_records_of_Asian_and_Australopapuan_tortoise_beetles_Coleoptera_Chrysomelidae_Cassidinae.
- ↑ Agarwala, B. K.; Bhattacharjee, P. P. (2012-10-26). "Long-horned Beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) and Tortoise Beetles (Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae) of Tripura, northeastern India with some new additions" (in en). pp. 3223–3227. doi:10.11609/JoTT.o2951.3223-7. https://www.threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/818.
- ↑ "Species of Cassida Linné, 1758 described by Carl Peter Thunberg and their present status (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae)". https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Lukas-Sekerka/publication/271585858_Species_of_Cassida_Linne_1758_described_by_Thunberg_and_their_present_status_Coleoptera_Chrysomelidae_Cassidinae/links/54cce6490cf29ca810f6d29a/Species-of-Cassida-Linne-1758-described-by-Thunberg-and-their-present-status-Coleoptera-Chrysomelidae-Cassidinae.pdf.
- ↑ "New records of Asian and Australopapuan Cassidinae, with a description of five new species of Cassida L. from Thailand (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae)". https://www.researchgate.net/publication/239277543_New_records_of_Asian_and_Australopapuan_Cassidinae_with_a_description_of_five_new_species_of_Cassida_L_from_Thailand_Coleoptera_Chrysomelidae_Cassidinae.
- ↑ "Biological studies on Aspidomorpha furcata Thunb. (Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae: Coleoptera).". https://www.cabdirect.org/?target=%2fcabdirect%2fabstract%2f19810586722.
- ↑ "Aspidimorpha furcata species page" (in en). http://www.thailandnatureproject.com/aspidimorpha-furcata.html.
- ↑ "Food plants of some Indian Cassidines (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae).". https://www.cabdirect.org/?target=%2fcabdirect%2fabstract%2f20043173806.
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