Leptoglossus gonagra, (Fabricius, 1775)

Heyden, Torsten van der & Hidalgo, Ignacio Gamboa, 2014, First record of Leptoglossus gonagra (Fabricius, 1775) (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Coreidae: Coreinae: Anisoscelini) in Costa Rica., Arquivos Entomolóxicos 12, pp. 81-84 : 82

Ecology of L. gonagra (Fabricius, 1775)

L. gonagra is phytophagous and has been reported to feed on a wide range of plants, belonging to the families Anacardiaceae , Asteraceae , Bixaceae , Capparidaceae , Cucurbitaceae (including Cucurbita sp. and Cucumis sp. ), Euphorbiaceae , Malvaceae , Myrtaceae , Passifloraceae (including various species of cultivated Passiflora ), Poaceae (including Zea mays ), Punicaceae (including Punica sp. ), Rutaceae (including Citrus sp. ), Solanaceae (including Nicotiana sp. and Solanum sp. ), Typhaceae and Vitaceae (including Vitis sp. ) ( Maes & Goellner-Scheiding, 1993; BoiÇa Jr. & Caetano, 1999; Joy & Sherin, 2013). As other species of the genus, L. gonagra is considered as a pest (BoiÇa Jr. & Caetano, 1999; Joy & Sherin, 2013).