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Stink Bug

Eleodes acuticauda

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Field Notes

Description:

Black bug which squirt a smelly spray.

Habitat:

Dry chaparral area at Daley Ranch

Notes:

Photo by one of my teen nature enthusiasts :)

Reference Links:

Species Eleodes acuticauda - BugGuide.Net

Species ID Suggestions

Darkling (Stink) Beetle

Eleodes obscurus

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KarenP
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Comments (5)
Seema
was looking for this ID..thank u all :)..saw many of them in Chino hills...
KarenP
You are welcome. We have a lot of similar photos. I just got a book to ID the flowers in SD county. San Diego County Native Plants by James Lightner. Nice color plates in the book for ID'ing. I can ID more at some point... Try following me and looking at my collection. :)
CindyBinghamKeiser
You're on a roll Karen! Thank you for all the ID's. You have a great pic of this stinky bug :)
KarenP
Here's a link to my spotting http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/6564192

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Southern California Wildlife
Mission
California Coleoptera

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PublishedJuly 26, 2011

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