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Cassida viridis
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Subspecies
Original description
Synonyms
Cassida
viridis Linnaeus, 1758
Odontionycha viridis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Cassida cardui De Geer, 1775
Cassida equestris Fabricius, 1787
Cassida nigriceps Fairmaire, 1851
Cassida viridis nigriceps (Fairmaire. 1851)
Cassida flaviceps Marseul, 1878
Cassida viridis flaviceps (Marseul, 1878)
Odontionycha viridis flaviceps (Marseul, 1878)
Cassida viridis nigriceps flaviceps (Marseul, 1878) (excluded name)
Cassida viridis nigroconcolor Heikertinger, 1918
Cassida viridis japonica Yasutomi, 1952
Cassida erudita Kimoto, 1966 (nec Baly, 1874) (a misidentification)
Identification
Distribution
Entire Palearctic region.
Biology
Host plants are species of the genera Galeopsis,
Isodon, Lycopus, Melissa, Mentha, Nepeta, Salvia, Stachys. Records on Cirsium might refer to
misidentified specimens.
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updated on April 8, 2010
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