Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) ➔ Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods) ➔ Class Insecta (Insects) ➔ Order Coleoptera (Beetles) ➔ Family Chrysomelidae (Leaf beetles)

Cassida sp. Linnaeus, 1758

Schildkäfer

  • Cassida sp., larva  8528
    Cassida sp. Linnaeus, 1758  Schildkäfer   
    Cassida sp., larva, det. Christoph Benisch
    DE, Chemnitz, Stadtpark; 2018-07-29 17:50:24
    Image number: 8528
    larva
    DE, Chemnitz, Stadtpark
    2018-07-29 17:50:24
    det. Christoph Benisch
  • Cassida sp., larva  8529
    Cassida sp. Linnaeus, 1758  Schildkäfer   
    Cassida sp., larva, det. Christoph Benisch
    DE, Chemnitz, Stadtpark; 2018-07-29 17:50:43
    Image number: 8529
    larva
    DE, Chemnitz, Stadtpark
    2018-07-29 17:50:43
    det. Christoph Benisch
  • Cassida sp., larva  8546
    Cassida sp. Linnaeus, 1758  Schildkäfer   
    Cassida sp., larva
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald; 2012-07-09 11:37:44
    Image number: 8546
    larva
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald
    2012-07-09 11:37:44

  • Cassida sp., pupa  5525
    Cassida sp. Linnaeus, 1758  Schildkäfer   
    Cassida sp., pupa
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald; 2012-07-10 15:55:12
    Image number: 5525
    pupa
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald
    2012-07-10 15:55:12

  • Cassida sp., pupa  5524
    Cassida sp. Linnaeus, 1758  Schildkäfer   
    Cassida sp., pupa
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald; 2012-07-10 15:55:40
    Image number: 5524
    pupa
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald
    2012-07-10 15:55:40

  • Cassida sp., pupa  5523
    Cassida sp. Linnaeus, 1758  Schildkäfer   
    Cassida sp., pupa
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald; 2012-07-21 09:06:54
    Image number: 5523
    pupa
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald
    2012-07-21 09:06:54

  • Cassida sp., exuvia  5522
    Cassida sp. Linnaeus, 1758  Schildkäfer   
    Cassida sp., exuvia
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald; 2012-07-22 16:00:10
    Image number: 5522
    exuvia
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald
    2012-07-22 16:00:10

  • Cassida sp.  5521
    Cassida sp. Linnaeus, 1758  Schildkäfer   
    Cassida sp.
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald; 2012-07-22 16:01:48
    Image number: 5521

    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald
    2012-07-22 16:01:48


Classification:
Cassida sp. belongs to the subfamily Cassidinae, tribe Cassidini.
Note:
The Cassida larva of 2018 lived on a cabbage thistle (Cirsium oleraceum). It carries a protective shield of feces and stripped off larval skins.
The larva of 2012 lived on tansy (Tanacetum vulgare). It pupated on 10 July. 12 days after pupation the beetle shown here hatched.