| Cassida flaveola | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Cassida |
| Species: | C. flaveola |
| Binomial name | |
| Cassida flaveola Thunberg, 1794 | |
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Cassida flaveola, also known as the pale tortoise beetle, is a brownish coloured beetle in the leaf beetle family.
Distribution
The beetle is found in the Palearctic realm, east up to the Russian Far East.
Ecology
The host plants are Caryophyllaceae species, including Cerastium vulgatum, Honckenya peploides, Malachium aquaticum, Spergula arvensis, Spergula nemorum, Stellaria graminea and Stellaria media.
References
- Common name
- Colour
- ^ "Distribution". Archived from the original on 2012-07-24. Retrieved 2012-04-14.
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| Cassida flaveola |
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