Lygaeospilus tripunctatus

(Dallas, 1852)

Lygaeospilus tripunctatus is a in the Lygaeidae, first described by Dallas in 1852 under the basionym Aphanus tripunctatus. The species is distributed across Central America and North America, with confirmed records from the United States and Mexico. It belongs to the Lygaeinae within the true infraorder Pentatomomorpha.

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How to pronounce Lygaeospilus tripunctatus: //laɪˌdʒiː.oʊˈspaɪləs ˌtraɪpʌŋkˈteɪtəs//

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Distribution

Central America and North America. Confirmed records from the United States and Mexico (Slater 1964).

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Taxonomic history

Originally described as Aphanus tripunctatus by Dallas in 1852, later transferred to the Lygaeospilus.

Observation records

iNaturalist shows 21 observations of this .

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