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Apta Shield Bug

Arocera apta

Photo by Tukup
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Field Notes

Description:

A 12-13 cm bug with a yellow back and large black stripes broken by a thin yellow line down the middle. The posterior black band is not broke.

Habitat:

This is a first sighting of this bug. It was seen under a light @ 20:40 on the side of a cement block building in the Amazon rainforest of SE Ecuador.

Notes:

When held it almost immediately took off back to the side of the building.

Reference Links:

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Species ID Suggestions

Apta Stink Bug

Arocera apta

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Comments (3)
bayucca
Welcome! No hurry!! I am busy all the time as well :-)
Tukup
Hi Bayucca. I didn't get a notification on your ID suggestion. I have updated this spotting according to your suggestion. Thanks so much. Sorry I'm late :-)
bayucca
Pentatomidae, Arocera apta. https://www.flickr.com/photos/nickadel/21021785960 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Biologia_Centrali-Americana_-_Arocera_apta.jpg https://www.flickr.com/photos/andreaskay/36122000300

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Beetles of Ecuador
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Nature in Yellow
Biodiversity of Ecuador (BioBanco)

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PublishedFebruary 6, 2019

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