Pellaea stictica is a species of stink bug found in temperate areas of the Western Hemisphere, including North America, South America,[1] and the Caribbean.[2] The adults and larvae are both considered edible insects in Mexico.[3] This species was first described to science in 1851.[4] Its distribution north of Mexico has only recently (as of 2021) extended to California, having previously only been known from Texas.[5]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Pentatomidae |
| Genus: | Pellaea |
| Species: | P. stictica
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| Binomial name | |
| Pellaea stictica Dallas, 1851
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Pentatoma aspera | |
References
edit- ^ "Pellaea stictica". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
- ^ Cresswell, Stephen. Insects of Latin America: A Photographic Guide. Lulu.com. ISBN 978-1-365-39393-8.
- ^ Mitsuhashi, Jun (2016-12-19). Edible Insects of the World. CRC Press. ISBN 978-1-315-35088-2.
- ^ Rolston, L. H. (1984). "Pellaea santarosensis (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae), a New Species from Costa Rica". Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 92 (4): 344–348. ISSN 0028-7199. JSTOR 25009440.
- ^ Michael Forthman, Ricky Lara, Andrew W. Meeds, David A. Rider (2022) "First record of Pellaea stictica (Dallas, 1851) (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) in California, U.S.A.," The Pan-Pacific Entomologist 98(1): 65-69
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