Cassida canaliculata is a species of beetle in the leaf beetle family, that can be found in Central, West and Eastern Europe, as well as the Caucasus, Turkey, West Kazakhstan and North Italy.[1]

Cassida canaliculata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Cassida
Species:
C. canaliculata
Binomial name
Cassida canaliculata
Synonyms
  • Cassida canaliculata Laicharting, 1781
  • Cassida speciosa Brahm, 1790
  • Cassida austriaca Fabricus, 1792
  • Cassida graminis Suffrian, 1844
  • Cassida immutabilis Suffrian, 1844
  • Cassida austriaca var. illyrica Boheman, 1854

Habitat

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The species feeds on plants in the family Lamiaceae, such as Salvia pratensis and Salvia verticillata.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Cassida canaliculata Laicharting, 1781". Biol.uni.wroc.pl. Archived from the original on July 24, 2012. Retrieved April 14, 2012.