Kingdom Animalia Family Chrysomelidae Phylum Arthropoda Rank Species | Class Insecta Subfamily Cassidinae Genus Aspidimorpha Order Beetle | |
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Similar Aspidimorpha, Beetle, Aspidimorpha miliaris | ||
Aspidimorpha quinquefasciata is a species of beetles belonging to the Chrysomelidae family.
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Distribution
This species has its origines in Africa where it is known from Cameroon, Centrafrique, Congo, Chad, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea Bissau, Ivory Coast, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal and Togo but also from several islands as São Tomé and Príncipe, Madagascar and La Réunion.
It was introduced to New Caledonia in 2008.
Biology
The larvae feed on leaves of Convolvulaceae, Ipomoea batatas (Sweet potatoes).
References
Aspidimorpha quinquefasciata Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA