Kingdom Animalia Suborder Heteroptera Family Pentatomidae Scientific name Troilus luridus Rank Species | Class Insecta Superfamily Pentatomoidea Genus Troilus Phylum Arthropoda Order True bugs | |
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Similar True bugs, Picromerus bidens, Picromerus, Zicrona caerulea, Eurydema oleracea | ||
Naturbeobachtung spitzbauchwanze troilus luridus fabricius 1775
Troilus luridus is a species of shield bug.
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Description
Troilus luridus is a large predatory shieldbug in the family Pentatomidae. It measures about 10 to 12 mm in length.
The shieldbug has an orange band on the penultimate antennal segment. The legs are brown and the scutellum lacks an orange tip.
It is one of four carnivorous species found in Britain of the predominantly phytophagous insect family Pentatomidae.
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