Boisea rubrolineata

Boisea rubrolineata
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Rhopalidae
Genus: Boisea
Species:
B. rubrolineata
Binomial name
Boisea rubrolineata
(Barber, 1956)
Synonyms
  • Leptocoris rubrolineata

Boisea rubrolineata or the western boxelder bug is identical to the boxelder bug aside from having prominent red veins on its corium. It is found in western North America. Adults are 9-13 mm in length. The thorax and wings are black with red lines, and the abdomen is red. Nymphs are bright red and gray. Both nymphs and adults feed on boxelder. In fall and winter, adults might be noted migrating indoors to hibernate.

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