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Eurygaster testudinaria

Synonyms: Cimex testudinarius (homotypic); Eurygaster testudinaria testudinaria

Wikipedia Abstract

Eurygaster testudinaria is a Palearctic shieldbug . It occurs in Europe from the Northern Mediterranean to southern Scandinavia, and East through Central Asia to northern China and Japan. This species is very difficult to differentiate from Eurygaster maura but testudinaria has a slight central depression at the front of the head.Its colour similarly varies. Eurygaster testudinaria feeds on Poaceae (grasses).
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Prey / Diet

Carex panicea (grass-like sedge)[1]
Juncus effusus (common rush)[1]
Molinia arundinacea (purple moorgrass)[1]
Rubus caesius (European dewberry)[2]

Predators

Machimus annulipes[3]

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Ecology of Commanster
♦ 2Biological Records Centre Database of Insects and their Food Plants
♦ 3Predator-Prey Database for the family Asilidae (Hexapoda: Diptera) Prepared by Dr. Robert Lavigne, Professor Emeritus, University of Wyoming, USA and Dr. Jason Londt (Natal Museum, Pietermaritzburg)
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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