Spathocera dalmanii
| Spathocera dalmanii | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Coreidae |
| Subfamily: | Coreinae |
| Tribe: | Coreini |
| Genus: | Spathocera |
| Species: | S. dalmanii |
| Binomial name | |
| Spathocera dalmanii (Schilling, 1829) | |
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Spathocera dalmanii,[1] known as Dalman's leatherbug,[2] is a species of insect in the family Coreidae, tribe Coreini.[3] It is native to Europe.
Description
Spathocera dalmanii is brown with a long, pale-sided pronotum. There are no spines on the antennae, head, or pronotum. The scutellum has two wedge-shaped black markings.
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Adult
Ecology and behavior
This bug feeds on sheep's sorrel, Rumex acetosella. The adults move slowly and rarely fly.
There may be two generations per year in warmer areas.
References
- ^ Schilling (1829) Beiträge zur Entomologie 1: 41.
- ^ britishbugs.org.uk
- ^ Coreoidea Species File