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Definition of Poecilocapsus lineatus
1. Noun. Yellow or orange leaf bug with four black stripes down the back; widespread in central and eastern North America.
Exact synonyms: Four-lined Leaf Bug, Four-lined Plant Bug
Generic synonyms: Capsid, Mirid, Mirid Bug
Group relationships: Genus Poecilocapsus, Poecilocapsus
Generic synonyms: Capsid, Mirid, Mirid Bug
Group relationships: Genus Poecilocapsus, Poecilocapsus
Lexicographical Neighbors of Poecilocapsus Lineatus
Literary usage of Poecilocapsus lineatus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Insect Book: A Popular Account of the Bees, Wasps, Ants, Grasshoppers by Leland Ossian Howard (1901)
"poecilocapsus lineatus Fab.: a, adult; b, c, immature. (After Lugger.) Eggs.
(After Slingerland.) are of a greenish-black color. The red color is retained ..."
2. Annual Report (1894)
"... Uhler in Kingsley's Stand. Nat. Hist., p. 286 (1886), brief. Poecilocapsus
lineatus, Fabr. Renter. ..."
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