black-calabash vs Rainbow tortoise beetle

Amphitecna latifolia compared with Cassida azurea

Key Differences

• black-calabash is Least Concern while Rainbow tortoise beetle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-calabash	Rainbow tortoise beetle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Bignoniaceae	Chrysomelidae
Genus	Amphitecna	Cassida
Species	Amphitecna latifolia	Cassida azurea

Conservation Status

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Rainbow tortoise beetle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-calabash	Rainbow tortoise beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black-calabash

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

Rainbow tortoise beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

black-calabash

The Black-calabash (Amphitecna latifolia) is a species in the genus Amphitecna. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.