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Cassida leucanthemi

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Cassida leucanthemi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Cassida
Species:
C. leucanthemi
Binomial name
Cassida leucanthemi
Bordy, 1995
Synonyms
  • Cassida leucanthemi Bordy, 1995

Cassida leucanthemi is a species of beetle in the leaf beetle family, that can be found in Austria, the Czech Republic, France, Italy (Liguria), Poland, and Spain. The host plants are Asteraceae species, including Leucanthemum vulgare, Carduus argemose and Carduus obtusisquamosus. It also feeds on Caryophyllaceae species, particularly Silene nutans.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Cassida leucanthemi Bordy, 1995". Biol.uni.wroc.pl. Archived from the original on 2012-07-24. Retrieved April 14, 2012.