Seed Bugs

Tropidothorax fimbriatus

Description

Tropidothorax fimbriatus is a member of the family Lygaeidae. It has an elongated body, with aposematic orange and black forewings, there are four venations on its wings. Antenna consists of 4 segments, black with white tips. It has simple eyes called oceli.

Population Size

Unknown

Life Span

-

WEIGHT​

-

LENGTH

-

Ar

Arboreal

Di

Diurnal

He

Herbivore

Te

Terrestrial

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Arthropoda

CLASS

:

Insecta

ORDER

:

Hemiptera

FAMILY

:

Lygaeidae

GENUS

:

Tropidothorax

SPECIES

:

Tropidothorax fimbriatus

Distribution

Tropidothorax fimbriatus could be found on plantation or open park.

Geography

Continent : Asia

Country : Indonesia, India.

Habits and Lifestyle

Tropidothorax fimbriatus is a diurnal animal found in groups on the surface of the leaves.

Lifestyle

Terestrial, Arboreal, Diurnal

Biome

Tropical rain forest

Climate Zone

Tropical

Diet and Nutrition

Tropidothorax fimbriatus feed on the seeds of the plant.

Diet : Herbivore

Population

Population status : Not Evaluated (NE)

NE

DD

LC

NT

VU

EN

CR

EW

EX

PHOTO GALLERY

Reference

  1. Kondorosy, E., Lyal, C. H. C., and Webb, M. D. 2006. Nomenclatorial Changes in Oriental Lygaeinae Seed Bugs (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Lygaeidae). Zootaxa 1383: 45–56
  2. Lygaeidae. Wikipedia article
  3. Tropidothorax. Wikipedia article