Common Name:
Tortoise Beetle

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Subclass: Pterygota
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Superfamily: Chrysomeloidea
Family: Chrysomelidae
Subfamily: Cassidinae
Tribe: Cassidini
Species:
Cassida piperata

Hodges No:

Location:
Prospect Park
Brooklyn, NY
USA

Date: 8/5/07

Stage: Adult
Sex:
Notes: Introduced from Asia

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