Geocoris pallens
| Geocoris pallens | |
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| Geocoris pallens, Oklahoma | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Geocoridae |
| Genus: | Geocoris |
| Species: | G. pallens
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| Binomial name | |
| Geocoris pallens Stal, 1854
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Geocoris pallens, the western big-eyed bug, is a species of big-eyed bug in the family Geocoridae. It is found in Central America, North America, and Oceania.[1][2][3]
These insects are carnivorious and feed on aphids, leafhoppers and seed bugs, which makes them vital for pest control, and both adults and young are predatory. Adults are active from spring to summer.
Subspecies
[edit]These two subspecies belong to the species Geocoris pallens:
- Geocoris pallens pallens Stal, 1854
- Geocoris pallens solutus Montandon, 1908
References
[edit]- ^ "Geocoris pallens Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Geocoris pallens species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ Dellapé, Pablo M.; Henry, Thomas J. (2019). "species Geocoris pallens Stal, 1854". Lygaeoidea Species File. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
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