About Cassida flaveola Thunberg, 1794
Cassida flaveola, commonly called the pale tortoise beetle, is a brownish beetle that belongs to the leaf beetle family. This species was formally described by Thunberg in 1794. It can be found in the Palearctic realm, with its distribution extending eastward as far as the Russian Far East. The host plants for Cassida flaveola are species from the Caryophyllaceae family. These host plants include Cerastium vulgatum, Honckenya peploides, Malachium aquaticum, Spergula arvensis, Spergula nemorum, Stellaria graminea, and Stellaria media.
