Perillus bioculatus

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

Perillus bioculatus, the two-spotted stink bug or double-eyed soldier bug,[1] is a species of insect in the family Pentatomidae native to North America. 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.[2][3]

References

"Two-Spotted Stink Bug, Perillus bioculatus (Fabricius) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae, Asopinae)". Retrieved 16 July 2014.
"Two Spotted Stink Bug Hemiptera: Pentatomidae Perillus bioculatus" (PDF). Retrieved 16 July 2014.
Brunet, B. (2008). "Species Details: Perillus bioculatus". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved December 28, 2020.

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[1] "Two-Spotted Stink Bug, Perillus bioculatus (Fabricius) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae, Asopinae)". Retrieved 16 July 2014.

[2] "Two Spotted Stink Bug Hemiptera: Pentatomidae Perillus bioculatus" (PDF). Retrieved 16 July 2014.

[3] Brunet, B. (2008). "Species Details: Perillus bioculatus". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved December 28, 2020.