Gonocerus juniperi

Gonocerus juniperi
Gonocerus juniperi on Juniperus oxycedrus, Lambesc, France
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Coreidae
Genus: Gonocerus
Species:
G. juniperi
Binomial name
Gonocerus juniperi
Herrich-Schaeffer, 1839

Gonocerus juniperi (juniper bug) is a species of bug belonging to the family Coreidae, native to most of mainland Europe east to Ukraine, but not in the Baltic States or Scandinavia; elsewhere, it also occurs on the Canary Islands, the Balearic Islands, and on Cyprus.

Behaviour

Both the adults and larvae feed on the foliage of juniper and other related conifers in the family Cupressaceae, and more rarely on yew, pine, spruce and box.

References

  1. ↑ "Gonocerus juniperi Herrich-Schäffer, 1839". PESI portal. Retrieved 2026-09-08.
  2. ↑ "Gonocerus juniperi". European Distributed Institute of Taxonomy fauna-europaea. Retrieved 2026-09-08.
  3. ↑ "Gonocerus juniperi – Plant Parasites of Europe". bladmineerders.nl. Retrieved 2026-09-08.