Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Suborder Heteroptera Scientific name Sinea diadema | Phylum Arthropoda Order Hemiptera Family Reduviidae Rank Species | |
Similar Apiomerus crassipes, Melanolestes, Apiomerus, Zelus renardii, Zelus | ||
Spined assassin bug reduviidae sinea diadema on milkweed
Sinea diadema is a species of assassin bug family (Reduviidae), in the subfamily Harpactorinae. It is native to North America and found in the Midwest in fields, often associated with goldenrod Solidago missouriensis Nuttall.
S. diadema is bivoltine, preys on small bugs and beetles, and overwinters in the egg stage.
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