Cassida Linnaeus, 1758
(tortoise beetles)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
images		 No of
ID refs
Cassida denticollis
a tortoise beetle
Species 1 ident. refs
Cassida murraea
Fleabane Tortoise Beetle
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 		Species 23 images 2 ident. refs
Cassida nebulosa
a tortoise beetle
Species 2 ident. refs
Cassida prasina
a tortoise beetle
Species 1 ident. refs
Cassida rubiginosa
Thistle Tortoise Beetle
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 		Species 46 images 1 ident. refs
Cassida vibex
a tortoise beetle
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 		Species 16 images
Cassida viridis
Green Tortoise Beetle
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 		Species 54 images 2 ident. refs
Cassida vittata
Bordered Tortoise Beetle
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 		Species 2 images
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusCassida (tortoise beetles)
SubfamilyHISPINAE (tortoise beetles)
FamilyCHRYSOMELIDAE (leaf and flea beetles)
SuperfamilyCHRYSOMELOIDEA (leaf, longhorn and seed beetles)
Series Cucujiformia (a group of beetles)
SuborderPOLYPHAGA (mainly terrestrial beetles)
OrderCOLEOPTERA (beetles)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Cassida (tortoise beetles) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Cassida (tortoise beetles)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 26 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Cassida (tortoise beetles)
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