Kauaʻi record · KCA-IA-00677
Geocoris pallens
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About Geocoris pallens
Geocoris pallens is a member of Geocoridae in the order Hemiptera. Its recorded origin status on Kauaʻi is native/indigenous hawaiian population.
Geocoris pallens is a predatory big-eyed bug documented from Kauaʻi since at least the 1930s and associated with open grassy ground habitat.
Kauaʻi occurrence evidence: Hawaii Biological Survey states Geocoris pallens was recorded from Kauaʻi by 1935; ITIS lists Hawaiʻi as native jurisdiction.
The cited occurrence evidence does not by itself establish current abundance or population trend on Kauaʻi.
Life cycle
Egg; immature/nymphal stages; adult; no pupa.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Geocoris pallens
- Family
- Geocoridae
- Order
- Hemiptera
- Record type
- species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Present
- Origin
- Native/indigenous Hawaiian population
- Conservation status
- Not assessed
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal description
- Geocoris pallens is a member of Geocoridae in the order Hemiptera. Its recorded origin status on Kauaʻi is native/indigenous hawaiian population.