Blissus insularis

TaxID: 1202958

Basic Information

Blissus insularis

Southern Chinch Bug, Southern chinch bug

Blissus insularis, the southern chinch bug, is a species of true bug in the family Blissidae. It is found in North America and Oceania. The southern chinch bug is known to be a pest due to its feeding on St. Augustine grass.

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Taxonomic Information

Eukaryota

Arthropoda

Insecta

Hemiptera

Blissidae

Blissus

insularis

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Photos (5 photos)

Blissus insularis
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(c) Mike Quinn@BY-NC
Blissus insularis
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(c) GMarques@BY-NC
Blissus insularis
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(c) GMarques@BY-NC
Blissus insularis
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(c) Leila Dasher@BY
Blissus insularis
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(c) GMarques@BY-NC

Morphological Features

No morphological description available.

Host Plants (4 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

Scientific Name Status
Eremochloa ophiuroides Host
Paspalum notatum Host
Paspalum vaginatum Host
Stenotaphrum secundatum Host

Quarantine Status (1 records)

Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.

Country Status Year Added
Brazil Absent 2018

Distribution (18 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

18
Present
0
Absent
0
Unknown/Other
Country Status State
Antigua and Barbuda Present —
Bahamas Present —
Bermuda Present —
Colombia Present —
Cuba Present —
Dominica Present —
Grenada Present —
Guam Present —
Haiti Present —
Jamaica Present —
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Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)

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Genomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No genome records available.

Transcriptomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No transcriptome records available.

DNA Barcodes (0 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

No DNA barcode records available.

Literature