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Squash bug

Molipteryx hardwikii

Photo by psudoscorpion
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Field Notes

Description:

1.5 inches long. horned projections on upper thorax. well armored hind legs. seen sucking juices from plant stems.

Habitat:

Found in the foliage in the middle of Stone Forest National Park, Kunming, China.

Species ID Suggestions

Leaf-footed Bug

Molipteryx sp.

Comments (5)

Thanks Bayucca! Hardwikii seems to bear the same projections.
Coreidae, Coreinae, Mictini, Molipteryx sp.. Not really sure about the species. Common ones are Lunata and Harwickii. Definitely not Fuliginosa. Nice one and welcome to Project Noah!! https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?verifiable=true&taxon_id=467250&place_id=&preferred_place_id=&locale=de https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/15489033 https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/13826149
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Thanks Neil. I really hope to figure out what this is, I have never seen a Hemiptera with such severe projections.
Wow, that is quite amazing. Nice spotting.

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