Species Oxycarenus hyalinipennis - Cotton Seed Bug

Classification · Other Common Names · Explanation of Names · Size · Range · Food · Life Cycle · Print References · Internet References

Cotton Seed Bug - Oxycarenus hyalinipennis

Oxycarenus pale? - Oxycarenus hyalinipennis

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 Oxycarenidae

Genus Oxycarenus

Species hyalinipennis (Cotton Seed Bug)

Other Common Names

Dusty Cotton Stainer

Explanation of Names

Oxycarenus hyalinipennis (A. Costa 1843)

Size

male about 3.8 mm; female 4.3 mm (Molet & Jackson 2011)

Range

native to Africa, adventive in many parts of the world across warmer regions of Eurasia & the Neortopics; in our area, found in the Florida Keys (Halbert & Dobbs 2010); could potentially become established in all areas of in the United States where cotton is grown (Molet & Jackson 2011)

Food

Seeds of Malvaceae probably required for complete development, but bugs will feed on a wide variety of plants

Life Cycle

could potentially complete up to 7 generations in CA, AZ, TX, FL

serious pests of cotton seeds; Adults may feed on fruits and seeds of non-malvaceous plants, causing significant damage. bugs congregate on walls of buildings without feeding and emit an unpleasant odor. they are attracted to light and harass people at night in lighted areas. Thus, there could be an urban nuisance

earliest record in our area: FL (Monroe Co.) 2010

Print References

het econ import

Internet References

www.freshfromflorida.com/Divisions-Offices/Plant-Industry/Pests-Diseases/Cotton-Seed-Bug

www.freshfromflorida.com/content/download/23900/486249/oxycarenus-hyalinipennis.pdf Halbert & Dobbs 2010

caps.ceris.purdue.edu/webfm_send/939 CPHST Pest Datasheet (Molet & Jackson 2011)

freshfromflorida.s3.amazonaws.com/Oxycarenus_cotton_seed_bug_alert_USDAcard_Feb2012.pdf USDA pest alert 2012

Contributed by v belov on 25 December, 2013 - 6:55pm
Last updated 11 January, 2014 - 1:17pm

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