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Acanthocoris scabrator

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Acanthocoris scabrator
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Coreidae
Genus: Acanthocoris
Species:
A. scabrator
Binomial name
Acanthocoris scabrator
(Fabricius, 1803)[1]

Acanthocoris scabrator is a species commonly known as squash bugs.[2] It is a known pest insect of squash, eggplant, mango, red pepper, and gooseberry, and lays eggs on Ipomoea carnea. [3]

References

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  1. ^ "Acanthocoris scabrator". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  2. ^ Citizen science observations for Acanthocoris scabrator at iNaturalist
  3. ^ Koshy, George; Visalakshy, A.; Nair, M. R. G. K. (1978). "Acanthocoris Scabrator Fabr. A New Pest of Mango". Current Science. 47 (4). Current Science Association: 129–130. ISSN 0011-3891. JSTOR 24079800. Retrieved 2022-01-21.