Cassida obtusata explained

Cassida obtusata, is a species of leaf beetle widespread in Oriental region from Sri Lanka to China towards Sumatra and the Philippines.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Distribution

It if found in Cambodia, Sri Lanka, China, Japan, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, the Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam.^[4]

Biology

Adults have been observed from several plants such as, Amaranthus, Citrus and Passiflora edulis.

Notes and References

1. Web site: New records of Asian and Australopapuan Cassidinae, with a description of five new species of Cassida L. from Thailand (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae) . 2021-09-21 . Genus Vol. 12(4): 493-562 Wroc³aw, 28 XII 2001.
2. Web site: Cassida obtusata . 2021-09-22 . www.cabi.org.
3. Web site: Nasution . Syafruddin . 2016-04-12 . Species Richness And Abundance Of Bivalvia And Gastropoda (Molluscs) In Mangrove Forest Of Dumai City, Riau Province . 2021-09-23 . en.
4. Web site: New distributional records of Cassida obtusata Boheman, 1854 (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Cassidinae) from Kuroshima Is. and Iriomote-jima Is., the Yaeyama Isls., southwestern Japan . 2021-09-23 . Elytra, To k y o, New Series, 9 (1): 149–150.