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Shield Bug Nymph

Pentatomidae family

Photo by Bernadette S
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Description:

small red insect, about .5 cm, spotted crawling along the gravel in my desert garden

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Pentatomidae

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Comments (2)
Bernadette S
Cool! Thanks, injica! I will have to keep my eye out for the adult stage.
injica
Very interesting bug, is a Pentatomidae nymph, here is an example how Pentatomidae develop http://www.flickriver.com/photos/ashe/tags/larva/

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