Aspidimorpha quinquefasciata

Aspidimorpha quinquefasciata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Aspidimorpha
Species:
A. quinquefasciata
Binomial name
Aspidimorpha quinquefasciata
(Fabricius, 1801)[1]
Synonyms
  • Cassida quinquefasciata Fabricius, 1801
  • Cassida pectoralis Olivier, 1808
  • Aspidomorpha principalis Spaeth, 1932

Aspidimorpha quinquefasciata is a species of beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae.

Distribution

This species has its origines in Africa where it is known from Cameroon, Centrafrique, Congo, Chad, Gabon, the Gambia, Ghana, Guinea Bissau, Ivory Coast, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal and Togo but also from several islands as São Tomé and Príncipe, Madagascar and Réunion.[2]

It was introduced to New Caledonia in 2008.[3]

Biology

The larvae feed on leaves of Convolvulaceae, Ipomoea batatas (sweet potatoes).

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Aspidimorpha quinquefasciata.
  1. ^ ZipcodeZoo.com Archived April 13, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ www.biol.uni.wroc.pl
  3. ^ (in French) Les Nouvelles Calédoniennes - Les patates douces en danger (01 avril 2012) Archived April 13, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  • Yu, Dicky Sick Ki (1997–2012). "Aspidimorpha quinquefasciata Fabricius". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.


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