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Helmeted Squash Bug

Euthochtha galeator

Photo by James McNair
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Habitat:

Forest

Notes:

Leaf footed bug or stink bug?

Species ID Suggestions

Helmeted Squash Bug

Euthochtha galeator

Reference Link
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Comments (2)
bayucca
Coreidae, Coreinae, Acanthocerini, Euthochtha galeator. http://bugguide.net/node/view/7959/bgimage Note the thickened legs, typical for leaf-footed bugs or sometimes also called squash bugs.

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Insects and Arachnids of Florida
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PublishedMarch 17, 2014

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