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Aspidimorpha miliaris

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Species of beetle

Aspidimorpha miliaris
Aspidimorpha miliaris from South Goa, India
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Aspidimorpha
Species: A. miliaris
Binomial name
Aspidimorpha miliaris
(Fabricius, 1775)

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 .

Description

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. Its back is yellowish brown with a scattering of black spots. The number and pattern of spots varies greatly between individuals, with some beetles possessing almost no spots, while others have many.

Distribution

Aspidimorpha miliaris occurs throughout SE Asia and India. This beetle group is oftentimes found synonymous with populations of Aspidimorpha Sanctaecrucis on I. carnea.

References

  1. Oudhia, P. and Ganguli, J. (1999). Outbreak of Tortoise beetle Aspidomorpha miliaris F. (Coleoptera; Chrysomelidae) in Chhattisgarh plains. Insect Environment 5(3): 110-111.
  2. Zheng, Minglun. "Aspidimorpha miliaris (Fabricius, 1775)". Taiwan Encyclopedia of Life. Academia Sinica. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  3. 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.

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Taxon identifiers
Aspidomorpha miliaris
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