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Thistle Tortoise Beetle

Insects

The thistle tortoise beetle, Cassida rubiginosa, is a beetle in the family Chrysomelidae, subfamily Cassidinae, with a green or yellowish-green rounded back that turns brown after preservation, and it measures 6 to 8 millimeters long. It is found across North America, from South Dakota to Virginia and from Alberta to New Brunswick, and across Europe from Fennoscandia to Greece and Spain, including Great Britain and Siberia, and it feeds on thistles such as Canada thistle, bull thistle, musk thistle, plumeless thistle, and field thistle. First recorded in North America in 1902 at Levis, Quebec, it is used as a biological control agent against thistles, though parasitism sometimes limits its effectiveness, and its larvae build a fecal shield for defense against predators. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Comparison
NatureServe Rank
GNR Unranked 2
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 3
Classification
Diet
Herbivore 1
Relationship to People
Invasive or Introduced Species 1
Scientific Name
Cassida rubiginosa 1
Conservation Status
Not Evaluated 4
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Chrysomelidae, Taxa
Source Wikidata: Thistle Tortoise Beetle
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Belgium

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Canada

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Denmark

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North America

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Norway

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South Asia

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Sweden

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United States

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Sources
1. Thistle Tortoise Beetle (Wikipedia)
  • Wikidata Q136153 (P225 taxon name)
  • Section: Distribution and habitat
    For example, these can include fields, pastures, orchards, meadows, and farmland
  • article text (relationship to people), EntityId 408587
    Cassida rubiginosa was introduced to New Zealand for use as a biological control agent against Cirsium arvense (Canada thistle) in 2006.
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2. NatureServe Explorer: Cassida rubiginosa
NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)
Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)
"roundedGRank": "GNR"
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3. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Insecta
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 28
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 28
"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":"Arthropoda","class":"Insecta","order":null,"family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"Insectos","language":"ES"},{"name":"Insects","language":"EN"},{"name":"Insectes","language":"FR"},{"name":"昆虫纲","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]
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4. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (IUCN Red List category): IUCN Red List category of Cassida rubiginosa
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (IUCN Red List category)iucnRedListCategory record
Quote, iucnRedListCategory record
"category": "NOT_EVALUATED"
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IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Coleoptera
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 56
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 56
"cites_listing":"II/III/NC","eu_listing":"B/C/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":"Arthropoda","class":"Insecta","order":"Coleoptera","family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"鞘翅目","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]
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Wikidata: Thistle Tortoise Beetle
Child Taxon Of: Chrysomelidae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
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