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Twice-stabbed Stink Bug

Cosmopepla lintneriana

Photo by Dan Doucette
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Field Notes

Description:

less than 1cm. black and red, maybe a shield bug nymph?

Habitat:

temperate forest

Notes:

I spotted this bug in the forest across the street from Woodend Conservation Area. I was taking pictures of a Euonymus and spotted this on a leaf.

Reference Links:

Species Cosmopepla lintneriana - Twice-stabbed Stink Bug - BugGuide.Net

Species ID Suggestions

Twice-stabbed Stink Bug

Cosmopepla lintneriana

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KeithRoragen
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Comments (2)
Dan Doucette
Thanks Keith, good to know. It's been so long since my Entomology class! Cool common name too!
KeithRoragen
Stink Bugs vs. Shield Bugs In Stink Bugs, the scutellum(the area in this picture with the two red dots on it) is usually more or less triangular and covers only a portion of the abdomen. In Shield-backed Bugs the scutellum is much more rounded and covers the entire abdomen. Stink Bugs tend to be dorsally flat, whereas Shield-backed Bugs more rounded. Nymphs would never have fully developed wings.

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PublishedSeptember 11, 2011

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