Triatoma lecticularia vs Tomato Potato Psyllid

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute Triatoma lecticularia Tomato Potato Psyllid
Scientific Name Triatoma lecticularia Bactericera cockerelli
Order Hemiptera Hemiptera
Family Reduviidae Triozidae
Size 16-21 mm 2.5-3 mm
Habitat Woodlands Farmland
Diet Blood Feeders Sap Feeders
Regions Southeastern United States Western North America, Central America, New Zealand
Conservation Least Concern Not Evaluated

Triatoma lecticularia

A kissing bug found across the southeastern United States that occasionally invades homes. Its name references its historical association with beds.

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Did You Know?

Its species name 'lecticularia' derives from the Latin for 'small bed,' reflecting early encounters in sleeping quarters.

Tomato Potato Psyllid

A small striped psyllid that transmits the zebra chip disease bacterium to potato crops. It also causes psyllid yellows on tomatoes through toxic saliva injection.

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Did You Know?

Zebra chip disease, which it transmits, causes dark striped patterns inside fried potato chips, rendering them unsaleable.