Musgraveia sulciventris

Musgraveia sulciventris
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Tessaratomidae
Genus: Musgraveia
Species:
M. sulciventris
Binomial name
Musgraveia sulciventris
Stål, 1863
Synonyms

Oncoscelis sulciventris

Musgraveia sulciventris is a large stink bug found in Australia, sometimes known as the bronze orange bug. It is considered a pest, particularly to plants in the citrus group.[1] Bronze orange bugs suck the sap from trees, which causes the flowers and fruit to fall.[2][3]

  1. ^ Pretty. "Bugwatch: Bronze Orange Bugs". The Garden Clinic. Retrieved 2016-12-10.
  2. ^ "Bronze Orange Bug (Musgraveia sulciventris)". OzAnimals.com. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
  3. ^ "Bronze Orange Bug – Musgraveia sulciventris". Brisbane Insects. Retrieved August 15, 2016.