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Cassida murraea L., 1767 (Fleabane Tortoise Beetle)

Records (and photo sets)

Taxon Summary Date Vice-county Country #photos #macrophotos
Cassida murraea Imago 21 July 2002 Dorset England 9 6
Cassida murraea Imago 26 June 2002 Dorset England 2
Cassida murraea Imago 16 August 1997 Glam Wales 1

Suggested Literature

Identification Works

Cooter, J. & Barclay M.V.L. (eds), 2006 (Colour photograph of green form) A Coleopterist's handbook
Cox, M.L., 2007 (Colour photograph (green form)) Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland

Cassida murraea may also be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
ANIMALIA
(animals)
ARTHROPODA
(arthropods)
HEXAPODA
(hexapods)
INSECTA
(insects)
COLEOPTERA
(beetles)
CHRYSOMELIDAE
(leaf and flea beetles)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Cassida murraea is associated with:

Photos imago Pulicaria dysenterica - Common Fleabane (Asteraceae) imago grazes on leaf Bullock, J.A., 1992
Photos larva Pulicaria dysenterica - Common Fleabane (Asteraceae) larva grazes on leaf Bullock, J.A., 1992

There may be more taxa associated with Cassida murraea listed at higher taxonomic level

COLEOPTERA
(beetles)

Associated with Cassida murraea:

Cassida murraea may be associated with taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

ANIMALIA
(animals)
INSECTA
(insects)
COLEOPTERA
(beetles)
CHRYSOMELIDAE
(leaf and flea beetles)
Cassida
(tortoise beetles)

References

Bullock, J.A., 1992 Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations

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