Cassida vibex Linnaeus, 1767
(a tortoise beetle)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCassida vibex (a tortoise beetle)
GenusCassida (tortoise beetles)
SubfamilyHISPINAE (tortoise beetles)
FamilyCHRYSOMELIDAE (leaf and flea beetles)
SuperfamilyCHRYSOMELOIDEA (leaf, longhorn and seed beetles)
Series Cucujiformia (a group of beetles)
SuborderPOLYPHAGA (mainly terrestrial beetles)
OrderCOLEOPTERA (beetles)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Cassida vibex (a tortoise beetle) :
1: Cassida vibex (a tortoise beetle)
7 Jul 2004 OSGR: SU65 51° 20’ N, 1° 0’ W Vice County: North Hants (VC 12) England
Green larva on Lesser Knapweed
Image 1: Larva - latero-dorsal view - enlargedImage 2: Adult - dorsal view - magnifiedImage 3: Larva - dorsal view - magnifiedImage 4: Larva - dorsal view - magnified (2)Image 5: Larva - lateral view - magnifiedImage 6: Larva - lateral view - magnified (2)Image 7: Larva - preparing to pupate - dorsal view - magnifiedImage 8: Pupa - dorsal view - magnifiedImage 9: Pupa - dorsal view - magnified (2)
2: Cassida vibex (a tortoise beetle)
1 Jun 2000 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on Lesser Knapweed
Image 1: Adult - dorsal viewImage 2: Adult - head & thorax - ventral view - close-upImage 3: Adult - head - ventral view - close-upImage 4: Adult - ventral view
3: Cassida vibex (a tortoise beetle)
6 Jun 1970 OSGR: TG12 52° 40’ N, 1° 10’ E Vice County: East Norfolk (VC 27) England
Image 1: Adult - closed up - laterodorsal view - close-up - enlargedImage 2: Adult - laterodorsal view - close-up - enlargedImage 3: Adult - laterodorsal view - enlarged

Cassida vibex (a tortoise beetle) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Cassida vibex (a tortoise beetle)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 4 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Cassida vibex (a tortoise beetle)
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