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Species Largus succinctus - Largus Bug

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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 Pyrrhocoroidea
Family Largidae (Bordered Plant Bugs)
Tribe Largini
Genus Largus
Species succinctus (Largus Bug)
Explanation of Names
Largus succinctus (Linnaeus 1763)
Size
13-17 mm
Range
NY-FL to CO-AZ(1)
Habitat
Woodlands, commonly found on pine trees; Found on oak (Quercus), wax myrtle (Myrica), other deciduous woody plants, and sometimes on forbs.
Works Cited
1.How to Know the True Bugs
Slater, James A., and Baranowski, Richard M. 1978. Wm. C. Brown Company.
Contributed by Cotinis on 4 May, 2004 - 5:14am
Additional contributions by Lynette Elliott, Mike Quinn, Ron M., v belov, dvoribird
Last updated 16 January, 2023 - 9:39pm

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