Eysarcoris venustissimus

Eysarcoris venustissimus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Infraorder: Pentatomorpha
Superfamily: Pentatomoidea
Family: Pentatomidae
Subfamily: Pentatominae
Genus: Eysarcoris
Species: E. venustissimus
Binomial name
Eysarcoris venustissimus
(Schrank, 1776)
Synonyms
  • Eysarcoris fabricii (Kirkaldy, 1904)

Eysarcoris venustissimus is a species of shieldbug belonging to the family Pentatomidae, subfamily Pentatominae.

It has a bronze-purple triangular stain at the base of the scutellum.

The nymphs feed on Stachys sylvatica and Lamiaceae species.

It is found in most of Europe.

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