Dichelops melacanthus
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Dichelops melacanthus (click on image to enlarge it)
Author(s): Natasha Wright, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Source: IPM Images
Author(s): Natasha Wright, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Source: IPM Images
Dichelops melacanthus Dallas, 1851
This green-belly stink bug is native to South and Central America. It has been regarded as rare before 1990, but has become a serious pest of soybean, corn, and wheat crops, mainly in Brazil and Argentina. Other types of crops may also be attacked.
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| • English: | Green-belly stink bug |
| • Português: | percevejo-barriga-verde |
See also the closely related Dichelops furcatus, another green-belly stink bug.
