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Squash Bug.

Anasa tristis

Photo by Fyn Kynd
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44.3617, -69.195

Field Notes

Description:

A pest of gourds, pumpkins, and other types of squash over much of North America, most commonly in the south. --- (Kaufman Field Guide to Insects of North America, by Eric R. Eaton & Kenn Kaufman.)

Habitat:

Found on stack of wood in woodshed.

Reference Links:

Species Anasa tristis - Squash Bug - BugGuide.Net

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (5)
Fyn Kynd
Nope, their different... look at the legs ;-)
Jacob Gorneau
Fyn, is this the same spotting/individual? http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/16479285

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PublishedDecember 6, 2012

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