Taxonomy
- Polyphaga
- Chrysomeloidea
- Chrysomelidae
- Cassida
- Cassida viridis
Common name
Green Tortoise Beetle
Images
Source: Roger Key
Source: Malcolm Storey / BioImages
Description
Size: 7-10mm
Basic colour: Green
Pattern colour: None
Number of spots: None
Pronotoum: As basic colour
Leg colour: As basic colour
Basic colour: Green
Pattern colour: None
Number of spots: None
Pronotoum: As basic colour
Leg colour: As basic colour
Biology
Status: Widespread, especially in England and Wales.
Habitat: Various
Host plant: Various Lamiaceae.
Overwintering: Adults hibernate in tussocks.
Food: Leaves of host plants.
Other notes: Pronotum narrower than elytra. Elytra with splayed margins not bounded on the inside by a line of coarse punctures. Underside black, abdomen with broad yellow edges.
Habitat: Various
Host plant: Various Lamiaceae.
Overwintering: Adults hibernate in tussocks.
Food: Leaves of host plants.
Other notes: Pronotum narrower than elytra. Elytra with splayed margins not bounded on the inside by a line of coarse punctures. Underside black, abdomen with broad yellow edges.