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Shield bug/stink bug

Family - Pentatomoidea

Photo by RachaelB
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Field Notes

Habitat:

Gum tree

Notes:

Type of shield bug?

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (8)
Ashish
Welcome..Rachel..I liked the pose of bug in first pose.. its very memorably striking...
Ashish
This link says its Shild bug... http://agspsrv34.agric.wa.gov.au/Ento/images/T_modestus.jpg
Ashish
Very same... http://www.flickr.com/photos/48991563@N06/4634570246/
Ashish
Its a kind of Stink bug.
oxyjack
Beautiful pictures, by the way. =)
oxyjack
This is a Hemipteran, not a beetle. It's a kind of stink bug (shield bug) in the family Pentatomidae.
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PublishedMarch 12, 2012

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