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Shield Back Bug

Diolcus chrysorrhoeus

Photo by momsavang
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Field Notes

Description:

I can't remember the size, maybe a couple of cm's from snout to tail? Dark brown and textured looking with two distinct dark spots on the outer shell. Looked similar to a kudzu bug in coloration but was bigger and rounder.

Habitat:

west central ga

Reference Links:

Species Diolcus chrysorrhoeus - BugGuide.Net

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (3)
Leuba Ridgway
Good you got an ID-well done !. Yes, I see the dark spot on both sides now that you've pointed it out. Nice spotting.
momsavang
Ooh! Good call on the shield back bugs. I think I found it. I don't think it has a hole in it, the marking is on both sides. I think it's just a really dark spot.
Leuba Ridgway
I am not suggesting an ID as I am not 100% sure but this could be Orsilochides species, a shield-backed bug from family: Scutelleridae. https://bugguide.net/node/view/94008 Your bug has got a hole, poor thing . Attacked by a bird maybe ?? Does look like Kudzu bug....

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PublishedNovember 21, 2020

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