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Shield Back Bug

Tetyra pinguis

Photo by LaurenZarate
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Field Notes

Description:

A yellow and brown Shield Back Bug with a finely spotted pattern and a very distinctly colored underside in white with black spots. About 1 cm in length. Family Scutelleridae. Adults can vary in color from yellow to ochra to brown.

Habitat:

Came to a the lights of a store, Axtla de Terrazas near Xilitla, San Luis Potosí.

Notes:

https://www.naturalista.mx/taxa/635669-Tetyra-pinguis
https://stricollections.org/portal/taxa/index.php?taxon=54995
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetyra

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