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Cantao ocellatus.jpg

Cantao ocellatus  (Thunberg, 1784)


Home > Insects > Hemiptera > Pentatomoidea > ​Scutelleridae > ​Cantao ocellatus
Kingdom: Animalia
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Superfamily: Pentatomoidea
Family: Scutelleridae
Subfamily: Scutellerinae
​Genus: Cantao
Species: ocellatus

  • Common names: Mallotus shield bug
  • Distribution: Asia.
  • Image locations: Chiang Mai (Doi Suthep-Pui N.P.) Phetchaburi (Kaeng Krachan N.P.), Suat Thani (Koh Samui)
  • Hosts: Mallotus paniculatus, Trewia nudiflora, Macaranga roxburghii, Mallotus japonicus, Camellia sasanqua.
  • Additional notes: 
Cantao ocellatus distribution map.jpg
Image locations

Images of Cantao ocellatus from Thailand
Cantao ocellatus Doi Sutherp-Pui NP Chiang Mai October 2016.jpg
Cantao ocellatus, Doi Sutherp-Pui N.P. Chiang Mai, October 2016
Cantao ocellatus (Thunberg 1784) Kaeng Krachan NP Phetchaburi January.jpg
Cantao ocellatus (Thunberg, 1784) Kaeng Krachan N.P. Phetchaburi January
Cantao ocellatus Koh Samui July 2010.jpg
Cantao ocellatus, Koh Samui, Surat Thani, July 2010

References:  
​iNaturalist 
RECORDS AND NATURAL HISTORY OF THE OCELLATED SHIELD BUG, CANTAO OCELLATUS (THUNBERG) IN SINGAPORE, WITH OBSERVATIONS ON EGG GUARDING, HATCHING, PARASITOIDS, MOULTING, FEEDING, AND MATING (HEMIPTERA: SCUTELLERIDAE: SCUTELLERINAE) - Tzi Ming Leong and Benjamin P. Y-H. Lee​
Please note that individual species identifications do not necessarily represent the opinion of all contributors.

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