Biology:Cassida circumdata
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Short description: Species of tortoise beetle
| Cassida circumdata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Subfamily: | Cassidinae |
| Tribe: | Cassidini |
| Genus: | Cassida |
| Species: | C. circumdata
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| Binomial name | |
| Cassida circumdata Herbst, 1799
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Cassida circumdata is a species of tortoise beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Indomalaya and the South Pacific islands.[1]
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]
References
- ↑ "Cassida circumdata". https://www.gbif.org/species/4990527.
- ↑ "Bionomics of tortoise beetle, Cassida circumdata Herbst: An emerging pest of water spinach in northern and eastern India". 2020. https://www.indianjournals.com/ijor.aspx?target=ijor:pmhe&volume=26&issue=1&article=004.
- ↑ "Study on Biology of Cassida circumdata(Herbst),an Important Natural Enemy of Ipomoea cairica Sweet--《Guangdong Forestry Science and Technology》2011年01期". https://en.cnki.com.cn/Article_en/CJFDTotal-GDLY201101007.htm.
- ↑ "Host Selection of Cassida circumdata(Herbst)--《Guangdong Forestry Science and Technology》2011年02期". https://en.cnki.com.cn/Article_en/CJFDTotal-GDLY201102012.htm.
- ↑ "The feeding ability of Cassida circumdata(Coleoptera:Chrysomilidae)on Ipomoea cairica(Dicotyledoneae:Convolvulaceae)--《Journal of Environmental Entomology》2011年01期". https://en.cnki.com.cn/Article_en/CJFDTotal-KCTD201101028.htm.
Further reading
- Borowiec, Lech (1999). A world catalogue of the Cassidinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Biologicae Silesiae. ISBN 978-83-909804-4-7.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q14934052 entry
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