Final diagnosis


Sweet potato cassides (Aspidimorpha spp.)

The leaf blade parenchyma was nibbled superficially by young larval stages of <b><i>Aspidimorpha quinquefasciata</i></b>, under a sweet potato leaf. (sweet potato cassis)
Sheet-like structure of egg-laying in clusters of <b><i>Aspidimorpha sp.</i></b>. (sweet potato cassis)
First instar larva <b><i>A. quinque fasciata</i></b>. (sweet potato cassis)
Intermediate larval stage of <b><i>A. quinque fasciata</i></b>. (sweet potato cassis)
Pupae of<b><i>A. quinquefasciata</i></b> (sweet potato case)
<b><i>Aspidimorpha quinquefasciata</i></b> adult
Detail of an adult of <b><i>Aspidimorpha quinquefasciata</i></b>. (sweet potato case)