Cassida obtusata, is a species of leaf beetle widespread in Oriental region from Sri Lanka to China towards Sumatra and the Philippines.[1][2][3]
| Cassida obtusata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Cassida |
| Species: | C. obtusata
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| Binomial name | |
| Cassida obtusata (Boheman, 1854)
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Distribution
editIt if found in Cambodia, Sri Lanka, China, Japan, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, the Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam.[4]
Biology
editAdults have been observed from several plants such as, Amaranthus, Citrus and Passiflora edulis.[4]
References
edit- ^ "New records of Asian and Australopapuan Cassidinae, with a description of five new species of Cassida L. from Thailand (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae)". Genus Vol. 12(4): 493-562 Wroc³aw, 28 XII 2001. Retrieved 2021-09-21.
- ^ "Cassida obtusata". www.cabi.org. Retrieved 2021-09-22.
- ^ Nasution, Syafruddin (2016-04-12). "Species Richness And Abundance Of Bivalvia And Gastropoda (Molluscs) In Mangrove Forest Of Dumai City, Riau Province". Retrieved 2021-09-23.
- ^ a b "New distributional records of Cassida obtusata Boheman, 1854 (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Cassidinae) from Kuroshima Is. and Iriomote-jima Is., the Yaeyama Isls., southwestern Japan". Elytra, To k y o, New Series, 9 (1): 149–150. Retrieved 2021-09-23.