Biology:Cassida azurea

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Short description: Species of beetle

Cassida azurea
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Cassida
Species:
C. azurea
Binomial name
Cassida azurea
Fabricius, 1801

Cassida azurea is a species of tortoise beetle in the family Chrysomelidae.[1][2][3][4] It is found in Europe and Northern Asia (excluding China). Has been introduced in North America to control the invasive plant Silene vulgaris.[1][5][6]

References

Further reading

  • Borowiec, Lech (1999). A world catalogue of the Cassidinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Biologicae Silesiae. ISBN 978-83-909804-4-7. 
  • Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 6: Chrysomeloidea. Apollo Books. 2013. ISBN 978-90-04-26091-7. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q2763690 entry