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Harlequin Bug (Murgantia histrionica)
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Copyright © 2007
mladt
Possible Ladybug -
Murgantia histrionica
Loudoun County, Virginia, USA
September 17, 2007
Size: 1/2 inch
A rather large number of these suddenly appeared in the garden of since they were of varying sizes I assume they must have recently hatched.Are they some kind of ladybug?
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Contributed by
mladt
on 19 September, 2007 - 6:00pm
Last updated 20 September, 2007 - 7:26pm
This is the nymph of a true bug.
One way to tell is by the few antennal segments.
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Jim McClarin
, 19 September, 2007 - 6:03pm
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Possible Ladybug
I appreciate your identification. I would have never guessed that it was anything but a beetle of some kind.
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mladt
, 20 September, 2007 - 9:52am
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Murgantia histrionica
Murgantia histrionica, a nymph of the Harlequin Bug, a stink bug in the family Pentatomidae
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Will Chatfield-Taylor
, 19 September, 2007 - 6:02pm
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Possible ladybug
My thanks for the identification. I would have never guessed a stink bug let alone the nymph of a stink bug. I am impressed with this site and the speed with which a response was given.
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mladt
, 20 September, 2007 - 9:59am
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