Solenosthedium bilunatum
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| Solenosthedium bilunatum | |
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| Solenosthedium bilunatum on a leaf in Greece | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Scutelleridae |
| Genus: | Solenosthedium |
| Species: | S. bilunatum |
| Binomial name | |
| Solenosthedium bilunatum Lefebvre, 1827[1] | |
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Solenosthedium bilunatum is a species of jewel bug in the subfamily Elvisurinae.[1] It is the only species of its subfamily found in Europe, and, measuring 12 to 16 millimetres (0.47 to 0.63 in), they are somewhat big for their group.[2]
Diet
S. bilunatum is known to feed on Schinus molle, Arbutus unedo, Cydonia oblonga and species of the genus Pistacia.[3]
