Rhacognathus punctatus, the Heather Bug, is a species of stink bugs (family Pentatomidae).[2]
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| Rhacognathus punctatus, imago | |
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| Rhacognathus punctatus, nymph | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Pentatomidae |
| Genus: | Rhacognathus |
| Species: | R. punctatus
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| Rhacognathus punctatus | |
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Description
editRhacognathus punctatus can reach a length of 7–9 millimetres (0.28–0.35 in). This predatory stink bug has a mottled metallic bronze-brown shieldbug, extended shoulders, a pale longitudinal line on the pronotum and dark brown legs with a whitish band on the tibia. Females lay their eggs in May and June, while the adults are present throughout the year. Adults of these bugs prey on the larvae of leaf beetles and Chrysomelidae species, especially on the larvae of Lochmaea caprea and Lochmaea suturalis.
Distribution
editThis species is present in most of Europe.
Habitat
editThis stink bug prefers the edges of heaths, moors and lowland mires.
References
edit- ^ "Rhacognathus punctatus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2024-07-11.
- ^ "Rhacognathus punctatus". GBIF. Retrieved 2024-07-11.
External links
edit- British Bugs
- Commanster
- Virtual Fauna of Lakeland
- Citizen science observations for Rhacognathus punctatus at iNaturalist
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