Cassida flaveola
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Cassida |
| Species: | C. flaveola
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| Binomial name | |
| 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[edit]
The beetle is found in the Palearctic realm, east up to the Russian Far East.[3]
Ecology[edit]
The host plants are Caryophyllaceae species, including Cerastium vulgatum, Honckenya peploides, Malachium aquaticum, Spergula arvensis, Spergula nemorum, Stellaria graminea and Stellaria media.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ Common name
- ^ Colour
- ^ a b "Distribution". Archived from the original on 2012-07-24. Retrieved 2012-04-14.