Rhypodes anceps
Appearance
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hemiptera |
Suborder: | Heteroptera |
Family: | Lygaeidae |
Genus: | Rhypodes |
Species: | R. anceps
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Binomial name | |
Rhypodes anceps ( White, 1878)
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Rhypodes anceps, sometimes known Hudson's bug,[1] is a species of seed bug in the family Lygaeidae endemic to New Zealand.[2][3]
Description
[edit]Hudsons bug is found in the South Island.[3][4] Its diet is primarily composed of grasses such as silver tussock and tall hawkweed.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Hudson's Bug (Rhypodes anceps)". iNaturalist NZ. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
- ^ Rhypodes anceps (White, 1878) in New Zealand Organisms Register (NZOR)
- ^ a b "Rhypodes anceps (White, 1878)". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
- ^ "Rhypodes anceps (White, 1878)". lygaeoidea species file. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
- ^ "Rhypodes anceps". World species. Retrieved 21 May 2025.