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Black stink bug

Proxys sp.

Photo by alvarocartin
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Species ID Suggestions

forest shield bug

Pentatoma rufipes
auntnance123
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Comments (5)
Ashish
I think look into species seen on this link... http://www.ndsu.nodak.edu/ndsu/rider/Pentatomoidea/Genus_Carpocorini/Proxys.htm
Ashish
Agree with Auntnance's suggestion... @alvarocartin.. Here is referral link for your spotting... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forest_bug
auntnance123
Right you are. http://bugguide.net/node/view/15346
alvarocartin
auntnance123, thank you for your contribution. However, if you see a Pentatoma rufipes, this shows a banded pattern around of abdomen, and the legs are very different in comparisson: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Rotbeinige_Baumwanze_%28Pentatoma_rufipes%29_1.jpg
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