Nysius huttoni
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| Nysius huttoni | |
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| Nysius huttoni | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Lygaeidae |
| Genus: | Nysius |
| Species: | N. huttoni
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| Binomial name | |
| Nysius huttoni White, 1878
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Nysius huttoni, the wheat bug, is a species of seed bug, an insect in the family Lygaeidae. It was formerly endemic to New Zealand, but was introduced to Europe, including Belgium, France, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. In New Zealand, it is an economically important pest of wheat and crops in the mustard family.[1][2]
References
- ↑ "Mini data sheet on Nysius huttoni" (PDF). EPPO. 2010. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- ↑ Aukema B., Bruers J., Viskens G. - A New Zealand endemic Nysius established in The Netherlands and Belgium (Heteroptera: Lygaeidae) in Belgian Journal of Entomology 7: 37-43. 2005