Horehound bug

Horehound bug
Horehound bug on horehound plant
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Heteroptera
Infraorder:	Pentatomorpha
Superfamily:	Pentatomoidea
Family:	Pentatomidae
Subfamily:	Pentatominae
Tribe:	Agonoscelidini
Genus:	Agonoscelis
Species:	A. rutila
Binomial name
Agonoscelis rutila Fabricius, 1776

The horehound bug (Agonoscelis rutila) is a stink bug which sucks the sap of the horehound plant, causing wilting of new shoots. They have five nymphal stages in their development. Although they usually attack horehound, they may also swarm on a variety of other trees and shrubs.

References

• McMaugh, Judy; Joyce, Ray; Morrison, Reg (1985). What garden pest or disease is that? : every garden problem solved. Sydney: Lansdowne. ISBN 978-0-7018-1932-3. OCLC 27523633.

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