Green Tortoise Beetle

Cassida circumdata

Description

Cassida circumdata has small body with metallic green in color. It has compound green eyes and a pair of antennae with 11 clavate shaped. It has 3 longitudinal black band with lateral extension like shield on the wings. The middle black band on inner margin of wing shares with opposite wing. The surface of the forewing is rough, it is round, and metallic green in color. The hindwing is soft, rounded, and white.

Population Size

Unknown

Life Span

-

WEIGHT​

-

LENGTH

5 mm

Ar

Arboreal

He

Herbivore

Te

Terrestrial

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Arthropoda

CLASS

:

Insecta

ORDER

:

Coleoptera

FAMILY

:

Chrysomelidae

GENUS

:

Cassida

SPECIES

:

Cassida circumdata

Distribution

Cassida circumdata could be found on the surface of the foliage.

Geography

Continent : Asia

Country : Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Laos; Malaysia, Nepal, Philippines, Thailand, Taiwan, Vietnam.

Habits and Lifestyle

Cassida circumdata usually perch on the leaves, and move slowly.

Lifestyle

Terrestrial, Arboreal

Biome

Tropical rain forest

Climate Zone

Tropical

Diet and Nutrition

Cassida circumdata eats the leaves of the host tree.

Diet : Herbivore, Folivore

Mating Habits

Cassida circumdata female laid their eggs singly on the surface of the leaves and covered with translucent golden brown parchment-like membrane.

Reproduction session : –

Incubation periods : –

Independent age : at birth

Baby name : –

Baby carrying : –

Population

Population status : Not Evaluated (NE)

NE

DD

LC

NT

VU

EN

CR

EW

EX

PHOTO GALLERY

Reference

  1. https://www.thailandnatureproject.com/cassida-circumdata.html&ved=2ahUKEwjNg6P2jIn1AhXhumMGHXKqDA44ChAWegQICBAB&usg=AOvVaw0_I3idqb-S-RoSKYNE_Z6
  2. https://keys.lucidcentral.org/keys/sweetpotato/key/Sweetpotato%20Diagnotes/Media/Html/TheProblems/Pest-LeafChewingInsects/TortoiseBeetles/tortoise%20beetles.htm
  3. http://lppm.ulm.ac.id/id/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/ProsSemUnlam-2015-83-98-Himmah-et-al.-1.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwi9w6y-j4n1AhUd63MBHVX5AAU4FBAWegQIBBAB&usg=AOvVaw26ZlrTOC8dg7kkQJPSLMLo
  4. https://steemit.com/science/@askari/tortoise-beetle-cassida-circumdata