Cassida azurea
| Cassida azurea | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Cassida |
| Species: | C. azurea
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| Binomial name | |
| Cassida azurea Fabricius, 1801
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Cassida azurea is a species of tortoise beetle in the family Chrysomelidae.[1][2][3][4] It is found in Europe and Northern Asia (excluding China). Has been introduced in North America to control the invasive plant Silene vulgaris.[1][5][6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "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
[edit]- 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
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