The tortoise beetles are an artificial grouping of tribes within the leaf beetle subfamily Hispinae.
Cassida
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Cassida
Species: C. rubiginosa
Common Name: Thistle Tortoise Beetle
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Cassida
Species: C. viridis
Common Name: Green Tortoise Beetle
