Aspidimorpha miliaris
| Aspidimorpha miliaris | |
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| Aspidimorpha miliaris from South Goa, India | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Aspidimorpha |
| Species: | A. miliaris
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| Binomial name | |
| Aspidimorpha miliaris (Fabricius, 1775)
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Aspidimorpha miliaris is a widespread Asian species of beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae. The genus name is frequently misspelled as "Aspidomorpha", due to an unjustified spelling change in 1848 [1].
Description
[edit]This species reaches about 15 millimetres (0.59 in) in length. Larvae have a gregarious habit and feed on Ipomoea species, with potentially dangerous impact on crops.[1] Its back is yellowish brown with a scattering of black spots.[2] The number and pattern of spots varies greatly between individuals, with some beetles possessing almost no spots, while others have many.
Distribution
[edit]Aspidimorpha miliaris occurs throughout SE Asia and India. This beetle group is oftentimes found synonymous with populations of Aspidimorpha Sanctaecrucis on I. carnea.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Oudhia, P. and Ganguli, J. (1999). Outbreak of Tortoise beetle Aspidomorpha miliaris F. (Coleoptera; Chrysomelidae) in Chhattisgarh plains. Insect Environment 5(3): 110-111.
- ^ Zheng, Minglun. "Aspidimorpha miliaris (Fabricius, 1775)". Taiwan Encyclopedia of Life. Academia Sinica. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
- ^ Ghate, Hemant; Lech, Borowiec; Rane, Nilesh; Ranade, Sachin. "Tortoise beetles and their host plants from Pune (Maharashtra State, India) and nearby places (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae)". Wroclaw.