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Anasa scorbutica (Fabricius, 1775)

Phytophagous; arid to pampa and urban and agriculture zones; March-July, and November; an agricultural pest on many crops, especially curcurbits.

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Hemiptera

Suborder
Heteroptera

Superfamily
Coreoidea

Family
Coreidae

Section
Syromastini

Genus
Anasa

Species
scorbutica

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Anasa obscura Dallas, 1852;

Origin: Introduced - established

Introduction

Year of first record: 1969

Mode of introduction: Accidental

Introduction Pathway: Contaminant

Subpathway: Food contaminant

Introduced status: Naturalized

Invasive status: No data

Distribution

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

References

  • Peck, S.B. (2001) Smaller Orders of Insects of the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador: Evolution, Ecology, and Diversity. NRC Research Press, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, 278 pp.

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"Galapagos Species Database, Anasa scorbutica", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=5530. Accessed 10 June 2026.