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Cassida relicta
Pink Plains Cassidine
Cassida relicta is a species of tortoise beetle in the family Chrysomelidae, subfamily Cassidinae. It is found in North America and is commonly known as the Pink Plains Cassidine. Like other tortoise beetles, it possesses a flattened, shield-like body form with the head capable of being drawn beneath the pronotum for protection. The species was described by Spaeth in 1927.