Arthropods Daily – Issue No. 358 No. 358 |
Gonocerus acuteangulatus is a herbivorous species of true bug in the family Coreidae. It is commonly known as the box bug in the UK as it once only occurred in Box Hill in Surrey where it fed on box trees. It is a medium-sized speckled reddish-brown insect, between 11 and 14Â mm long as an adult, with a slightly expanded abdomen. It commonly occurs throughout the Mediterranean region and extends to Central Asia and parts of northwestern...
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This is not intended to be a dry lexicon. Personal stories and sensitive articles form the framework for our pictures: „Fabulously red against clichés“
There are many prejudices about insects. Bernd, the fire bug says "Don't believe everything you hear!"
