Cassida nebulosa

(Cassida nebulosa)

Description

Cassida nebulosa is a tortoise beetle, a species of leaf beetle (family Chrysomelidae), belonging to the subfamily Cassidinae. It feeds on several plants of the Chenopodiaceae family; particularly on beet Beta vulgaris, on Chenopodium album, on C. glaucum and on Atriplex hortensis. It is widely distributed in most of Europe.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Coleoptera
Family:Chrysomelidae
Genus:Cassida
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