Perillus bioculatus explained

Perillus bioculatus, the two-spotted stink bug or double-eyed soldier bug, is a species of insect in the family Pentatomidae.[1] They are native to North America but have been introduced to Eastern Europe and North India.[2] Both the larval and adult stages are specialized predators of eggs and larvae of the Colorado potato beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata). However, the first instar larvae feed by sucking the juices out of potato stems.[3] [4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Two-Spotted Stink Bug, Perillus bioculatus (Fabricius) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae, Asopinae). 16 July 2014.
  2. Rădac . Ioan Alexandru . Teodorescu . Maximilian . First records of Mustha spinosula and Perillus bioculatus (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) in Romania . Travaux du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle "Grigore Antipa" . 30 June 2021 . 64 . 1 . 51–59 . 10.3897/travaux.64.e64664. 237381714 . free .
  3. Web site: Two Spotted Stink Bug Hemiptera: Pentatomidae Perillus bioculatus. 16 July 2014.
  4. Web site: Brunet, B. . 2008 . Species Details: Perillus bioculatus . University of Alberta Museums . E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum . December 28, 2020.

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