Pinthaeus sanguinipes explained

Pinthaeus sanguinipes is a species of stink bug (family Pentatomidae).^[1]

Description

Pinthaeus sanguinipes can reach a length of 13-. These stink bugs overwinter as adults, females lay their eggs in May and the adults are present from August. Adults of these red-legged bugs prey on other insect and they mainly feed on the larvae of beetles, sawflies and butterflies, especially on the larvae of the lymantriid Dasychira pudibunda.

Distribution

This species is present in most of Europe.

Habitat

This quite rare stink bug prefers the edges of the forest of deciduous trees and can be usually be found on the foliage of trees and shrubs.

References

• QING ZHAO, DÁVID RÉDEI, WENJUN BU A revision of the genus Pinthaeus (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Pentatomidae)

External links

• Biolib
• Fauna Europaea
• Faunarb.info
• Cabdirect

Notes and References

1. Encyclopedia: De Clercq . Patrick . Capinera, John L. . Encyclopedia of Entomology . Predatory Stink Bugs (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae, Asopinae) . 2008 . Springer Science+Business Media B.V. . 10.1007/978-1-4020-6359-6_3115 . 3042–3045.