Sweet Potato Bug

Wow, glad I don't have this bug in my sweet potato patch! Looks like it could eat a lot!

Physomerus grossipes was confirmed by Laurence Livermore! Thanks, Laurence for your expert assistance!

Coreidae, Coreinae, Acanthocorini, Physomerus grossipes, I would say... Obviously very variable. I try to get a confirmation. http://coreoidea.speciesfile.org/Common/basic/ShowImage.aspx?TaxonNameID=1187374&ImageID=180022 http://www.flickr.com/photos/77995220@N00/8594333194 http://www.flickr.com/photos/gbohne/5101467259/ https://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/17205514 http://coreoidea.speciesfile.org/Common/basic/Taxa.aspx?TaxonNameID=347 http://www.forestryimages.org/browse/detail.cfm?imgnum=5368218 http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-UY7qxIdUBVs/UDAnpvXPMCI/AAAAAAAACWQ/HHJjminxfBc/s1600/Physomerus+grossipes+16.jpg http://keys.lucidcentral.org/keys/sweetpotato/key/Sweetpotato%20Diagnotes/Media/Html/TheProblems/Pest-SuckingInsects/SweetpotatoBug/Sp%20bug.htm http://potokito-myshot.blogspot.ch/2012/03/sweetpotato-bug-physomerus-grossipes.html