Aspidomorpha deusta
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Subfamily: | Cassidinae |
| Genus: | Aspidomorpha |
| Species: | Aspidomorpha deusta (Fabricius, 1775) |
| Photographed specimen: | Sex = not sexed. Length = ~10mm. |
| Identified by: | Boris Bueche , 2005 |
| Collected by: Not collected. July 2005 | |
| Locality: Kota Palu, Kab. Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, Alt. 0m |
| Subregion: Sulawesi |
Ecology and Economy
| Ecological notes: Host plant: Ipomoea illustris (Convolvulaceae). This tortoise-beetle species followed a remarcable feeding strategy: Mass feeding of adults and larvae proceeds slowly into healthy stands. Behind the feeding front, the host plant population was left competely destroyed. |
| Habitat: Dirty. sandy coast of the Palu Pantai, defoliating a dominant crawling herb |
| Agricultural role: May attack sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas), but not observed by us. |
| Management: No data yet |
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