Cassida piperata
Appearance
Cassida piperata | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Chrysomelidae |
Genus: | Cassida |
Species: | C. piperata
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Binomial name | |
Cassida piperata Hope, 1842
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Cassida piperata is a species of beetle in the leaf beetle family. It is native to eastern Asia, but it has also been reported from the United States as an alien species.[1]
Description
[edit]The females are bigger than males.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Cassida piperata Hope, 1842". BugGuide. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
- ^ "Cassida piperata Hope, 1842". Biol.uni.wroc.pl. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved April 14, 2012.