Cassida azurea | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Suborder: | Polyphaga |
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. It is found in Europe and Northern Asia (excluding China). Has been introduced in North America to control the invasive plant Silene vulgaris.
References
- ^ "Cassida azurea Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
- "Cassida azurea species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
- "Cassida azurea". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
- "Cassida azurea Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
- Staines, C.L. "Catalog of the hispines of the World". Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
- "North American Cryptocephalus species (Chrysomelidae, Cryptocephalinae)". Texas Entomology. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
Further reading
- Borowiec, Lech (1999). A world catalogue of the Cassidinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Biologicae Silesiae. ISBN 978-83-909804-4-7.
- Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2013). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 6: Chrysomeloidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-26091-7.
External links
- [REDACTED] Media related to Cassida azurea at Wikimedia Commons
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