Cassida circumdata

Cassida circumdata

Cassida circumdata is a small tortoise leaf beetle found in south-east Asia
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Appearance

The adult is a small tortoise beetle with metallic greenish yellow body. The wings have 3 irregular longitudinal black band with lateral extension like a shield. The middle black band on inner margin of wing shares with opposite wing. The surface is pitted.
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Naming

Cassida ferrarii (Spaeth, 1904)
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Distribution

South-east Asia

Status

Common

References:

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderColeoptera
FamilyChrysomelidae
GenusCassida
SpeciesCassida circumdata
Photographed in
Indonesia
Malaysia
Philippines