Beet tortoise beetle

Cassida nebulosa

''Cassida nebulosa'' is a tortoise beetle, a species of leaf beetle , belonging to the subfamily Cassidinae.

It feeds on several plants of the family Chenopodiaceae; particularly on beet ''Beta vulgaris'', on ''Chenopodium album'', on ''C. glaucum'' and on ''Atriplex hortensis''.

It is widely distributed in most of Europe.
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderColeoptera
FamilyChrysomelidae
GenusCassida
SpeciesC. nebulosa
Photographed in
Germany
Netherlands