elm seed bug
(Arocatus melanocephalus)
Selected Images
Invasive Listing Sources
No reference that we have lists this species as invasive in North America. This species is included for comparison to other species that are considered invasive.
Taxonomic Rank
| Kingdom: Animalia |
| Phylum: Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: Hexapoda |
| Class: Insecta |
| Infraclass: Neoptera |
| Subclass: Pterygota |
| Order: Hemiptera |
| Suborder: Heteroptera |
| Infraorder: Pentatomomorpha |
| Superfamily: Lygaeoidea |
| Family: Lygaeidae |
| Subfamily: Lygaeinae |
| Genus: Arocatus |
| Subject: Arocatus melanocephalus (Fabricius, 1798) |
References
Common Name Reference: ESA- Entomological Society of America
Scientific Name Reference: Fauna Europaea