Cassida azurea | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
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]
Cassida azurea | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Chrysomelidae |
Genus: | Cassida |
Species: | C. azurea
|
Binomial name | |
Cassida azurea
Fabricius, 1801
|
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]