species 3,701 observations

Elm Seed Bug

Arocatus melanocephalus

Field notes

Arocatus melanocephalus, the elm seed bug, is a Heteroptera in the family Lygaeidae. The species was initially described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1798, and Maximilian Spinola designated it to be the type species of the genus Arocatus in 1837. This bug is native to Europe but has been introduced to North America.

Supported by All

4 native plants
support it in the US

Food plants Plants it feeds on Northern Red Oak, Grey Alder, Pin Oak, Green Alder 4

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided