Cassida denticollis
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Cassida |
| Species: | C. denticollis
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| Binomial name | |
| Cassida denticollis Suffrian, 1844
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Cassida denticollis is a species of leaf beetle, situated in the subfamily Cassidinae (tortoise beetles) and the genus Cassida, found in Mongolia, West China (Xinjiang province), and the Western Palaearctic region.[1]
Description
[edit]Cassida denticollis, like all species of Cassida has its head covered by the pronotum and wide elytral margins. It measures 5.1–7.0 mm in length, is green in colour with brownish-red areas around the scutellum. It has a distinct tooth at the rear edge of the pronotum, and a series of small, strong, blunt teeth on the front edges of the elytra from which this species derives its name.[2]
Habitat and lifecycle
[edit]The species feeds on plants from the family Asteraceae, including Achillea millefolium, Artemisia absinthium, Artemisia campestris and various plants Tanacetum species, including Tanacetum corymbosum and Tansy.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Cassida denticollis Suffrian, 1844". Biol.uni.wroc.pl. Archived from the original on 2012-07-24. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
- ^ Hubble, D. (2012). Keys to adults of seed and leaf beetles of Britain and Ireland. Field Studies Council. p. 114. ISBN 978-1-908819-08-6.