Green Tortoise Beetle

Natural history and identification

EPPO records sweet potato, Ipomoea batatas, as a host of this tortoise beetle. Species-level research in India also documents feeding on water spinach, Ipomoea aquatica. These are morning-glory relatives, not cucurbits. A host record elsewhere does not establish the severity or location of crop damage on Kauaʻi.

Kauaʻi occurrence and evidence

Atlas occurrence category: Present. The Kauaʻi record is classified as “Present”. Its cited evidence source is iNaturalist Kauaʻi checklist.

Account coverage

Published species details have been added. A complete Kauaʻi-specific account of identification, habitat, feeding, reproduction, and population trend is not yet established by the sources linked here.

Names and classification

Scientific name

Cassida circumdata

Common names

Green Tortoise Beetle

Family

Chrysomelidae

Order

Coleoptera

Record type

species

Kauaʻi occurrence and status

Kauaʻi occurrence

Present

Origin

Introduced

Conservation status

Not assessed

Process and seasonal context

Seasonal description

Green Tortoise Beetle (Cassida circumdata) belongs to Chrysomelidae in the order Coleoptera. Its recorded origin status is introduced.

Sources and further reading

• iNaturalist Kauaʻi checklist
• Natural history and identification — species source
• Natural history and identification — species source