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Shield Bug?

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Field Notes

Description:

about 1 cm long, green underneath, x shape on shield back

Habitat:

grass, wildflower field, old pasture at Fintry Provincial Park, bc near Okanagan Lake. Dry hot summers, cold winters.

Notes:

Hard to photograph bugs on moving grass!

Reference Links:

Family Acanthosomatidae - Shield Bugs - BugGuide.Net

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PublishedJuly 7, 2014

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