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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies (Hemiptera) » True Bugs (Heteroptera) » Pentatomomorpha » Leatherbugs (Coreoidea) » Leaf-footed Bugs (Coreidae) » Coreinae » Spartocerini » Spartocera » Spartocera fusca

Species Spartocera fusca

Classification · Explanation of Names · Size · Identification · Range · Habitat · Life Cycle · Internet References · Works Cited
Unknown Coreidae - Spartocera fusca Corecoris? - Spartocera fusca Friend or Fiend? But WHICH shield/stink bug? - Spartocera fusca - female Giant Sweet Potato Bug? - Spartocera fusca Assassin Bug. Triatoma sanguisuga? - Spartocera fusca unknown heteropteran nymph - Spartocera fusca Spartocera - Spartocera fusca orange bug - Spartocera fusca
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 Coreoidea (Leatherbugs)
Family Coreidae (Leaf-footed Bugs)
Subfamily Coreinae
Tribe Spartocerini
Genus Spartocera
Species fusca (Spartocera fusca)
Explanation of Names
Spartocera fusca (Thunberg, 1783)
Size
20-24 mm (1)
Identification
Large, boldly marked in yellowish-orange and black.
Range
s. US to Argentina (1)
Habitat
Open areas, cultivated land, gardens.
Life Cycle
Breeds on Solanum americanum and other plants. Early instar nymphs are gregarious.
Internet References
Reference from Florida Center for Library Automation, pp. 41-43--does not list original reference Likely: Baranowski RM, Slater JA. 1986. Coreidae of Florida (Hemiptera: Heteroptera). Arthropods of Florida and Neighboring Land Areas. Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Gainesville, FL. Volume 122. 82 pp. Includes illustration by S. Thurston.
Works Cited
1.Heteroptera of Economic Importance
Carl W. Schaefer, and Antonio Ricardo Panizzi. 2000. CRC Press.
Contributed by Eric R. Eaton on 18 January, 2006 - 4:06pm
Additional contributions by cotinis, Mike Quinn, Boris Bueche
Last updated 29 December, 2013 - 8:36am

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