Edessa rufomarginata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hemiptera |
Suborder: | Heteroptera |
Family: | Pentatomidae |
Genus: | Edessa |
Species: | E. rufomarginata
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Binomial name | |
Edessa rufomarginata (De Geer, 1773)
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Edessa rufomarginata, also known as red-bordered stink bug, is a species of stink bug.[1] The species was originally described by Charles De Geer in 1773.
Edessa rufomarginata is widely distributed in Central America and South America, ranging from Mexico to Argentina.[1][2]
Edessa rufomarginata is considered a secondary pest of several crops.[1] The species can form a thread to various plants in the family Solanaceae.