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True Bugs of Zihuatanejo

SUBORDER HETEROPTERA

Anasa scorbutica - Nymph

Anasa scorbutica

-Animals (Kingdom Animalia)

-Arthropods (Phylum Arthropoda)

-Hexapods (Subphylum Hexapoda)

-Insects (Class Insecta)

-Winged and Once-winged Insects (Subclass Pterygota)

-​True Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, and Allies (Order Hemiptera)

-True Bugs (Suborder Heteroptera)​

-Pentatomomorph Bugs (Pentatomomorpha)

-Leaf-footed Bugs and Allies (Superfamily Coreiodea​)

-Leaf-footed Bugs (Family Coreidae​)

-Tribe Hypselonotini

-Genus Anasa

-Anasa scorbutica


This species feeds using a piercing-sucking rostrum, extracting sap from host plants, often in the gourd family (Cucurbitaceae), though it may utilize other plants as well. Both adults and nymphs can be found on the same host, with nymphs appearing as smaller, wingless versions that often cluster together. Anasa scorbutica is typically found in warm regions of the Americas, especially in Mexico and nearby areas, inhabiting gardens, agricultural fields, and natural vegetation.

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