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PERILLUS BIOCULATUS

 



 
Common Name: Eyed Stink Bug

Family: Pentatomidae
Order: Hemiptera
Length: 8.5-12 mm

Recognition marks: Brightly marked stink bug with the scutellum, corium, and thorax margined with red, yellow, white or orange, but the color is extremely variable.

Habitat: Predaceous. This is an important predator upon the Colorado potato beetles.

Distribution: Common throughout the United States.

Note: This species has been introduced into Europe in an attempt to control the Colorado potato beetle in that area.


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