tortoise beetles
(Tribe Cassidini)
Overview • Description • Distribution • Taxonomy
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Cassidina is the tribe of beetles that contains most but not all of the species of tortoise beetles. It is a large tribe, with more than 1,700 species worldwide and 35 species in North America north of Mexico. There are at least 7 species found in Minnesota.
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Description |
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Adults are ⅛″ to ½″ (4 to 13 mm) in length. |
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Distribution |
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Taxonomy |
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Order |
Coleoptera (beetles) | ||
Suborder |
Polyphaga (water, rove, scarab, long-horned, leaf, and snout beetles) | ||
Infraorder |
Cucujiformia | ||
Superfamily |
Chrysomeloidea (leaf beetles and allies) | ||
Family |
Chrysomelidae (leaf beetles) | ||
Subfamily |
Cassidinae (tortoise beetles and the hispines) | ||
Subordinate Taxa |
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Agroiconota spp. Cassida spp. (shiny tortoise beetles) Charidotella spp. Coptocycla spp. Deloyala spp. Erepsocassis spp. Floridocassis spp. Gratiana spp. Jonthonota spp. Metrionella spp. Microctenochira spp. Opacinota spp. Parorectis spp. Plagiometriona (Helocassis) spp. Strongylocassis spp. |
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Common Names |
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tortoise beetles |
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Alfredo Colon |
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| … a Tortoise Beetle Nymph which carries her poop on her back | _01.jpg "tortoise beetle (Tribe Cassidini)") |
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| Poop bug. Cassidini insectpollinator |
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About
Jul 22, 2009 Golden tortoise beetle larva carrying a shield made of fecal matter, feeding on a leaf of bindweed. Observe its rear end adding a drop of fluid to the shield. The poop bug metamorphoses into a beautiful little beetle, the tortoise golden beetle. More here: http://pollinatingbee.blogspot.com/2009/08/relaxed-pollinator.html 7 22 09 Pennypack, PA |
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| Alfredo Colon Summer 2018 |
Location: Woodbury, Minnesota |
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Created: 10/15/2019
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