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Species Augocoris illustris

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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 Pentatomoidea
Family Scutelleridae (Shield-backed Bugs)
Subfamily Scutellerinae
Genus Augocoris
Species illustris (Augocoris illustris)
Explanation of Names
Augocoris illustris (Fabricius 1781)
Range
FL & Mexico to Argentina(1)
Food
on Chrysophyllum oliviforme (Sapotaceae)(2)
Remarks
good photo here -- i'll try to get it for the guide
Works Cited
1.Shield Bugs (Scutelleridae)
Joseph Eger, Aline Barcellos, Luciana Weiler. 2015. Springer.
2.Pentatomoidea Host Index