Cassida flaveola
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| Species: | C. flaveola
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| Cassida flaveola Thunberg, 1794
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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]
References
- ^ Common name
- ^ Colour
- ^ a b "Distribution". Archived from the original on 2012-07-24. Retrieved 2012-04-14.
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