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Shield bug (First instar)

Family Acanthosomatidae

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Field Notes

Notes:

Less than a mm long.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
Ashish
I think it is juvenile Fire bug.
MartinL
This looks like a first instar shield bug. It's not this one but you get the idea http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/8882173
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PublishedFebruary 4, 2012

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