Aspidimorpha miliaris
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| image_caption = Aspidimorpha miliaris from South Goa, India
| taxon = Aspidimorpha miliaris
| authority = (Fabricius, 1775)
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Aspidimorpha miliaris is a widespread Asian species of beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae. The genus name is frequently misspelled as "Aspidomorpha", due to an unjustified spelling change in 1848 [http://www.ubio.org/NZ/detail.php?uid=18185&d=1].
Description
This species reaches about {{convert|15|mm}} in length. Larvae have a gregarious habit and feed on Ipomoea species, with potentially dangerous impact on crops.Oudhia, P. and Ganguli, J. (1999). Outbreak of Tortoise beetle Aspidomorpha miliaris F. (Coleoptera; Chrysomelidae) in Chhattisgarh plains. Insect Environment 5(3): 110-111. Its back is yellowish brown with a scattering of black spots.{{cite web |last1=Zheng |first1=Minglun |title=Aspidimorpha miliaris (Fabricius, 1775) |url=https://taieol.tw/pages/79463/articles |website=Taiwan Encyclopedia of Life |publisher=Academia Sinica |access-date=10 November 2024}} The number and pattern of spots varies greatly between individuals, with some beetles possessing almost no spots, while others have many.
Distribution
Aspidimorpha miliaris occurs throughout SE Asia and India. This beetle group is oftentimes found synonymous with populations of Aspidimorpha Sanctaecrucis on I. carnea.{{Cite journal |last1=Ghate |first1=Hemant |last2=Lech |first2=Borowiec |last3=Rane |first3=Nilesh |last4=Ranade |first4=Sachin |title=Tortoise beetles and their host plants from Pune (Maharashtra State, India) and nearby places (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae) |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/268402411 |journal=Genus |volume=14 |issue=4 |pages=519-539}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/363226-Aspidimorpha-miliaris/browse_photos Photos at iNaturalist]
- [http://www.biol.uni.wroc.pl/cassidae/katalog%20internetowy/aspidimorphamiliaris.htm Biol.uni]
- [https://www.jungledragon.com/tag/26601/aspidimorpha_miliaris.html Photos at JungleDragon]
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