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Uralabida Shield Bug

Uralabida sp.

Photo by SukanyaDatta
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Field Notes

Description:

Pretty patterns in greens and yellow on the back.

Habitat:

Vacant, over-run residential plot that has a boundary wall. There was a mongoose underneath this tree on which the insect is! It was insect vs mammal. Insect won....actually the mammal ran away.

Reference Links:

Urostylididae - Wikipedia

Species ID Suggestions

Urolabida Shield Bug

Urolabida sp.

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Comments (3)
bayucca
Welcome! But it should be Urolabida.
bayucca
Pentatomoidea, Urostylididae, Urolabida sp. http://www.kohchangnature.com/koh-chang-animals/koh-chang-invertebrates/koh-chang-insects/shield-bug/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/77995220@N00/22401537414 https://www.flickr.com/photos/77995220@N00/18573904208 https://www.flickr.com/photos/77995220@N00/16544202298 https://www.flickr.com/photos/9353033@N05/14759712168

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Mission
WILD Cities: Urban Biodiversity
Photographed
PublishedApril 16, 2018

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