Western conifer seed bug

Description: The western conifer seed bug is a serious pest in American conifer nurseries and can have a large negative impact of the trees’ reproductive outputs. This bug was first introduced to Europe in 1999 (Italy) and has subsequently spread to the UK from France.
Accession Loan No.: 17/2011
Collection Class: Arthropods
Common Name: western conifer seed bug
Simple Name: insect: bug
Full Name: COREIDAE: Leptoglossus occidentalis Heidemann, 1910: western conifer seed bug
Period Classification: Modern (1945-); Modern (1900-)
Family Group
Collector / Excavator: Morgenroth, Miss Holly Victoria
Collection Town: Budleigh Salterton
Collection County: Devon
Collection Country: United Kingdom: England
Collection Area Region: Northern Europe
Collection Continent: Europe
Phylum: ARTHROPODA
Family: COREIDAE
Genus: Leptoglossus
Species: occidentalis

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