11,999 observationsLeast Concern
Twice-stabbed Stink Bug
Cosmopepla lintneriana
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia ›Phylum: Arthropoda ›Class: Insecta ›Order: Hemiptera ›Family: Pentatomidae ›Genus: Cosmopepla
About
Cosmopepla lintneriana, the twice-stabbed stink bug, locally called the wee harlequin bug (particularly in Alberta), is a species of insect in the Pentatomidae family. Cosmopepla lintneriana was first described in 1798 by Johan Christian Fabricius as Cimex carnifex and then again in 1865 by Thomas as Cosmopepla bimaculata. Lintneriana is hosted by a variety of plants, including milk thistle, echinacea, asparagus, oats, mint and goldenrod, and is widespread throughout North America, from Canada to Mexico. The...
Frequently Asked Questions
- The scientific name of Twice-stabbed Stink Bug is Cosmopepla lintneriana.
- Twice-stabbed Stink Bug belongs to the kingdom Animalia.
- Twice-stabbed Stink Bug belongs to the phylum Arthropoda.
- Twice-stabbed Stink Bug belongs to the class Insecta.
- Twice-stabbed Stink Bug belongs to the order Hemiptera.
- Twice-stabbed Stink Bug belongs to the family Pentatomidae.
- Twice-stabbed Stink Bug belongs to the genus Cosmopepla.