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Shield bug or Stink bug

Photo by LuisStevens
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Field Notes

Description:

Metallic black or dark green with a distinctive little red stripe. 2 cm long.

Habitat:

Grassland.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
LuisStevens
Thank you Martin for the ID suggestion. I found this other candidate http://bugguide.net/node/view/774637 What do you think? Sorry, I couldn't get another view because I had my telephoto lens and wasn't able to get near it to get in focus.
MartinL
This looks like a Jewel bug - they are usually glossy. Family Scutelleridae Subfamily Scutellerinae The scutellum covers their entire back and they look like a beetle. Do you have a photo showing its back more clearly? Here is a link to some similar ones; http://www.brisbaneinsects.com/brisbane_stinkbugs/MetallicShieldBug.htm

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Mission
Mexico Horn of Plenty

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PublishedSeptember 17, 2013

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