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Ptochiomera nodosa
Species
Ptochiomera nodosa
Classification
Kingdom
Animalia (Animals)
Phylum
Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum
Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class
Insecta (Insects)
Order
Hemiptera (True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies)
Suborder
Heteroptera (True Bugs)
Infraorder
Pentatomomorpha
Superfamily
Lygaeoidea
Family
Rhyparochromidae (Dirt-colored Seed Bugs)
Subfamily
Rhyparochrominae
Tribe
Myodochini
Genus
Ptochiomera
Species
nodosa
(Ptochiomera nodosa)
Explanation of Names
Ptochiomera nodosa
Say 1832
Size
3-3.5 mm
(
1
)
Range
e US / Mex. -
Map
(
1
)
(
2
)
Habitat
temporary habitats (roadsides, parking lots)
(
1
)
Season
mostly: July-Jan (BG data)
Food
seeds of
Rumex
,
Agropyron repens
,
Plantago
,
Euphorbia maculata
(
1
)
Life Cycle
2 generations a year; adults overwinter
(
1
)
Works Cited
1.
The Lygaeidae of Florida (Hemiptera: Lygaeidae).
Slater & Baranowski. 1990. Florida Dept. of Ag. and Consumer Services, Gainesville. xv + 211 pp.
2.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
Contributed by
Boris Büche
on 17 April, 2007 - 7:30am
Additional contributions by
Mike Quinn
,
v belov
,
onegunah
Last updated 15 August, 2019 - 1:35pm