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