Megacopta cribraria  (Fabricius, 1798)
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Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Superfamily: Pentatomoidea
Family: Plataspidae
Subfamily: -
Tribe: -
​Genus: Megacopta

  • 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: 
Images of Megacopta cribraria from Thailand
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Megacopta cribraria (Fabricius, 1798) Chiang Mai
Mating Kudzu bugs Thailand.jpg
Megacopta cribraria (Fabricius, 1798) Chiang Mai
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Megacopta cribraria (Fabricius, 1798) Chiang Mai
References: 
National Cotton Council of America