Cassida viridis? Linnaeus, 1758
Green Tortoise Beetle

(Identification not confirmed)

Cassida viridisLinnaeus, 1758 - Green Tortoise Beetle, Egg mass on leaf underside - enlarged

Image 0002: Egg mass on leaf underside - enlarged

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Magnification macro-photographmacro-photograph
Equipment used Canon EOS10D dSLR and Macro MP-E 65mm x1 to x5 macro lens
Microscope Objective x2
Photographer Malcolm Storey
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Image Reference P62757
Found as Ovum
Date 25 May 2006
OS grid ref SU36
Lat/Lon 51° 30' N, 1° 30' W
Location Berks, VC22, England
Record summary ootheca on underside of Hedge Woundwort leaves
Associated organism on underside live leaf of Stachys sylvatica
Return to Record page Cassida viridis on 25 May 2006 at SU36 in Berks
Return to Taxon page Cassida viridis
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