| Horehound bug | |
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| Horehound bug on horehound plant | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Pentatomidae |
| Genus: | Agonoscelis |
| Species: | A. rutila
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| Binomial name | |
| Agonoscelis rutila Fabricius, 1776
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The horehound bug (Agonoscelis rutila) is a stink bug which sucks the sap of the horehound plant, causing wilting of new shoots. They have five nymphal stages in their development. Although they usually attack horehound, they may also swarm on a variety of other trees and shrubs.