Jalysus wickhami

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Jalysus wickhami
File:Jalysus wickhami P1090518a.jpg
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Berytidae
Subfamily: Metacanthinae
Genus: Jalysus
Species:
J. wickhami
Binomial name
Jalysus wickhami
Van Duzee, 1906

Jalysus wickhami, the spined stilt bug, is a species of stilt bug in the family Berytidae. It is found in Central America and North America.[1][2][3][4]

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Spined stilt bug, Jalysus wickhami

It is the most common stilt bug of the eastern US, living in gardens or meadows from summer to autumn. Their diet is composed of plant juices from legumes, grass and tomato plants and their feeding can cause unripe tomatoes to drop.

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