Rhypodes anceps
Species of bug
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Rhypodes anceps, sometimes known Hudson's bug,[1] is a species of seed bug in the family Lygaeidae endemic to New Zealand.[2][3]
| Rhypodes anceps | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Lygaeidae |
| Genus: | Rhypodes |
| Species: | R. anceps |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhypodes anceps ( White, 1878) | |
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Description
Hudsons bug is found in the South Island.[3][4] Its diet is primarily composed of grasses such as silver tussock and tall hawkweed.[5]
