Cassida azurea

Cassida azurea is a species of tortoise beetle in the family Chrysomelidae.[1][2][3][4] It is found in Europe & Northern Asia (excluding China). Has been introduced in North America to control the invasive plant Silene vulgaris.[1][5][6]

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

References
  1. "Cassida azurea Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  2. "Cassida azurea species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  3. "Cassida azurea". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  4. "Cassida azurea Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  5. Staines, C.L. "Catalog of the hispines of the World". Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  6. "North American Cryptocephalus species (Chrysomelidae, Cryptocephalinae)". Texas Entomology. Retrieved 2018-04-23.

Further reading
  • 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.


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