Aspidimorpha Dorsata
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''Aspidimorpha dorsata'', is a species of leaf beetle widely distributed in South Asia and South East Asia.


Description

Body length is about 8 to 10 mm. Body sub-circular. Two variations can occur as continental morph and insular morph. Insular populations lack a humeral spot on the elytral explanate margin. There are dark markings on the disc of the elytra. The continental populations have the
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. Elytral disc is uniformly yellow.


References

Cassidinae Insects of Sri Lanka Beetles described in 1787 {{Cassidinae-stub