Holcostethus albipes (Fabricius, 1781) is a animal in the Pentatomidae family, order Hemiptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Holcostethus albipes (Fabricius, 1781)

Holcostethus albipes (Fabricius, 1781)

Holcostethus albipes is a species of shield bug first described in 1781, found across several European countries.

Family
Genus
Holcostethus
Order
Hemiptera
Class
Insecta

About Holcostethus albipes (Fabricius, 1781)

Holcostethus albipes, first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1781, is a shield bug species classified in the subfamily Pentatominae of the family Pentatomidae. This species has a trapezoidal head, and the lateral margin of its pronotal callus is sinuous. It is found primarily in Austria, Slovenia, France, Greece, Italy, and Spain.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Hemiptera Pentatomidae Holcostethus

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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