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Megacopta cribraria.jpg

Megacopta cribraria  (Fabricius, 1798)


Home > Insects > Hemiptera > Pentatomoidea > Other Families > Megacopta cribraria
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Superfamily: Pentatomoidea
Family: Plataspidae
Subfamily: -
Tribe: -
​Genus: Megacopta
Species: cribraria


  • Common names: Kudzu bug, Bean plataspid, Lablab bug, Globular stink bug.
  • Distribution: Asia, Australia, USA (introduced).
  • Image locations: Chiang Mai
  • Hosts: Lablab purpureus (Lablab bean), Glycine max (Soybean), Lespedeza spp. (Lespedeza), Vicia faba (Broad bean), Cajanus indicus (Pigeon pea), Phaseolus radiates (Mung bean), Phaseolus lunatus (Lima bean), Cyanopsis tetragonoloba (Cluster bean), Sesbania grandiflora (Agathi), Pongamia pinnata (Indian beech tree), Pueraria montana var lobata (Kudzu), Wisteria spp. (Wisteria), Vicia angustifolia (Vetch), Astragalus sinicus (Chinese milk vetch), Phaseolus spp (Bean), Phaseolus vulgaris (Kidney bean), Vigna angularis (Azuki bean), Vigna mungo (Urd-bean), Indigofera sp. (Indigo), Mucuna pruriens (Velvet bean).
  • Additional notes: 
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Image locations

Images of Megacopta cribraria from Thailand
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Megacopta cribraria (Fabricius, 1798) Chiang Mai
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Megacopta cribraria (Fabricius, 1798) Chiang Mai
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Megacopta cribraria (Fabricius, 1798) Chiang Mai

References: 
National Cotton Council of America
Please note that individual species identifications do not necessarily represent the opinion of all contributors.

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