Cassida flaveola
| Cassida flaveola | |
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| Cassida flaveola | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Cassida |
| Species: | C. flaveola |
| Binomial name | |
| Cassida flaveola Thunberg, 1794 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Cassida flaveola (also known as the pale tortoise beetle),[1] is a brownish coloured beetle in the leaf beetle family.[2]
Distribution
The beetle is found in the Palearctic region, east up to the Russian Far East.[3]
Ecology
The host plants are Caryophyllaceae species, including Cerastium vulgatum, Honckenya peploides, Malachium aquaticum, Spergula arvensis, Spergula nemorum, Stellaria graminea and Stellaria media.[3]
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