Kingdom Animalia Family Chrysomelidae Phylum Arthropoda Rank Species | Class Insecta Subfamily Cassidinae Genus Aspidimorpha Order Beetle | |
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Similar Aspidimorpha, Beetle, Cassidinae, Cassida circumdata, Aspidimorpha sanctaecrucis | ||
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 [1].
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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.
Distribution
Aspidimorpha miliaris occurs throughout SE Asia and India.
References
Aspidimorpha miliaris Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA