Perillus bioculatus

Perillus bioculatus, the two-spotted stink bug or double-eyed soldier bug, is a species of insect in the family Pentatomidae.^[1] They are native to North America but have been introduced to Eastern Europe and North India.^[2] Both the larval and adult stages are specialized predators of eggs and larvae of the Colorado potato beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata). However, the first instar larvae feed by sucking the juices out of potato stems.^[3][4]

Perillus bioculatus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Heteroptera
Family:	Pentatomidae
Genus:	Perillus
Species:	P. bioculatus
Binomial name
Perillus bioculatus (Fabricius, 1775)

Gallery

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  Adult male Perillus bioculatus

References

1. "Two-Spotted Stink Bug, Perillus bioculatus (Fabricius) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae, Asopinae)". Retrieved 16 July 2014.
2. Rădac, Ioan Alexandru; Teodorescu, Maximilian (30 June 2021). "First records of Mustha spinosula and Perillus bioculatus (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) in Romania". Travaux du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle "Grigore Antipa". 64 (1): 51–59. doi:10.3897/travaux.64.e64664. S2CID 237381714.
3. "Two Spotted Stink Bug Hemiptera: Pentatomidae Perillus bioculatus" (PDF). Retrieved 16 July 2014.
4. Brunet, B. (2008). "Species Details: Perillus bioculatus". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved December 28, 2020.