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Eysarcoris venustissimus

Synonyms: Cimex venustissimus (homotypic); Eusarcoris melanocephalus; Eysarcoris fabricii; Eysarcoris melanocephalus; Stagonomus venustissimus (homotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

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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Prey / Diet

Ballota nigra (black horehound)[1]
Lamium album (white deadnettle)[1]
Stachys sylvatica (whitespot)[1]

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♦ 1Biological Records Centre Database of Insects and their Food Plants
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0