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Kudzu Bug (Bean Plataspid)

Megacopta cribraria

Photo by Mandy Hollman
Published on Project Noah
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Description:

Type of shield bug native to China and India. Invasive pest species introduced to North America in northeast Georgia (where this one was spotted) in 2009, rapidly spreading. (Wikipedia)

Notes:

I see tons of these around here.

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