Pinthaeus sanguinipes
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Pinthaeus sanguinipes is a species of stink bug (family Pentatomidae).[1]
Description[edit]
Pinthaeus sanguinipes can reach a length of 13–17 millimetres (0.51–0.67 in). These stink bugs overwinter as adults, females lay their eggs in May and the adults are present from August. Adults of these red-legged bugs prey on other insect and they mainly feed on the larvae of beetles, sawflies and butterflies, especially on the larvae of the lymantriid Dasychira pudibunda.
Distribution[edit]
This species is present in most of Europe.
Habitat[edit]
This quite rare stink bug prefers the edges of the forest of deciduous trees and can be usually be found on the foliage of trees and shrubs.
References[edit]
- ^ De Clercq, Patrick (2008). "Predatory Stink Bugs (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae, Asopinae)". In Capinera, John L. (ed.). Encyclopedia of Entomology. Springer Science+Business Media B.V. pp. 3042–3045. doi:10.1007/978-1-4020-6359-6_3115.
- QING ZHAO, DÁVID RÉDEI, WENJUN BU A revision of the genus Pinthaeus (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Pentatomidae)
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