Aspidimorpha quinquefasciata is a species of beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Aspidimorpha |
| Species: | A. quinquefasciata
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Distribution
editThis species has its origines in Africa where it is known from Cameroon, Centrafrique, Congo, Chad, Gabon, the Gambia, Ghana, Guinea Bissau, Ivory Coast, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal and Togo but also from several islands as São Tomé and Príncipe, Madagascar and Réunion.[2]
It was introduced to New Caledonia in 2008.[3]
Biology
editThe larvae feed on leaves of Convolvulaceae, Ipomoea batatas (sweet potatoes).
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Aspidimorpha quinquefasciata.
- ^ ZipcodeZoo.com Archived April 13, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ www.biol.uni.wroc.pl
- ^ (in French) Les Nouvelles Calédoniennes - Les patates douces en danger (01 avril 2012) Archived April 13, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
- Yu, Dicky Sick Ki (1997–2012). "Aspidimorpha quinquefasciata Fabricius". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.