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Beet Tortoise Beetle

Cassida (Cassida) nebulosa Linnaeus 1758

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Foodplant / open feeder
larva of Cassida nebulosa grazes on leaf of Beta

Foodplant / open feeder
larva of Cassida nebulosa grazes on leaf of 'Chenopodiaceae'

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Cassida nebulosa

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Cassida nebulosa is a tortoise beetle, a species of leaf beetle (family Chrysomelidae), belonging to the subfamily Cassidinae.

It feeds on several plants of the family Chenopodiaceae; particularly on beet Beta vulgaris, on Chenopodium album, on C. glaucum and on Atriplex hortensis.[1]

It is widely distributed in most of Europe.

References

  1. ^ "Cassida nebulosa Linnaeus, 1758". Biolib. Retrieved 25 January 2011.

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Cassida nebulosa: Brief Summary

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Cassida nebulosa is a tortoise beetle, a species of leaf beetle (family Chrysomelidae), belonging to the subfamily Cassidinae.

It feeds on several plants of the family Chenopodiaceae; particularly on beet Beta vulgaris, on Chenopodium album, on C. glaucum and on Atriplex hortensis.

It is widely distributed in most of Europe.

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