Bug FAQCosmoclopius nigroannulatus
Cosmoclopius nigroannulatus · Order: Hemiptera · Family: Reduviidae
Cosmoclopius nigroannulatus is an assassin bug in the Harpactorinae subfamily. It lives in tobacco fields where it hunts pest insects such as the tobacco grayish bug, Spartocera dentiventris, as well as several aphid and beetle species. Female bugs need time after they emerge to mature their reproductive organs before they can lay eggs.
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How to recognize it
It belongs to the assassin-bug family Reduviidae, subfamily Harpactorinae.
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Where it lives
It is found in tobacco fields where it acts as a predator of other pests.
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Life cycle
Females require a period after emergence to mature their reproductive organs before they can reproduce.
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- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmoclopius_nigroannulatus
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