Elasmostethus cruciatus
Elasmostethus cruciatus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hemiptera |
Suborder: | Heteroptera |
Family: | Acanthosomatidae |
Genus: | Elasmostethus |
Species: | E. cruciatus
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Binomial name | |
Elasmostethus cruciatus (Say, 1831)
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Elasmostethus cruciatus, known generally as the red-cross shield bug or redcrossed stink bug, is a species of shield bug in the family Acanthosomatidae. It is found in North America.[1][2][3]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Red-cross_Shield_Bug_-_Elasmostethus_cruciatus%2C_Brighton_Beach%2C_Deep_Cove%2C_British_Columbia.jpg/220px-Red-cross_Shield_Bug_-_Elasmostethus_cruciatus%2C_Brighton_Beach%2C_Deep_Cove%2C_British_Columbia.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Red-cross_Shield_Bug_-_Elasmostethus_cruciatus%2C_Rockport%2C_Washington.jpg/220px-Red-cross_Shield_Bug_-_Elasmostethus_cruciatus%2C_Rockport%2C_Washington.jpg)
References[edit]
- ^ "Elasmostethus cruciatus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Elasmostethus cruciatus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Elasmostethus cruciatus species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
External links[edit]
Media related to Elasmostethus cruciatus at Wikimedia Commons