Anasa armigera

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Anasa armigera
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Coreidae
Genus: Anasa
Species:
A. armigera
Binomial name
Anasa armigera
(Say, 1825)
Horned Squash Bug (Anasa armigera) nymph Horned Squash Bug (Anasa armigera) nymph.jpg
Horned Squash Bug (Anasa armigera) nymph

Anasa armigera, the horned squash bug, is a species of leaf-footed bug in the family Coreidae. It is found in North America. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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References

  1. "Anasa armigera Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  2. "Anasa armigera". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  3. Webb, Nick; Eades, David C. (2019). "species Anasa armigera (Say, 1825)". Coreoidea species file online, Version 5.0. Retrieved 2019-07-02.