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Species Holcostethus limbolarius

Classification · Identification · Habitat · Season · Internet References
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Hemiptera (True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies)
Suborder Heteroptera (True Bugs)
Family Pentatomidae (Stink Bugs)
Subfamily Pentatominae
Tribe Carpocorini
Genus Holcostethus
Species limbolarius (Holcostethus limbolarius)
Identification
compact oval body, dark brown dappled with black; small short head; humeral angles rounded; large triangular scutellum; pronotum and elytra with thin cream-colored margin
Habitat
weedy fields, dry waste places, gardens
Season
April/May to November
Internet References
pinned adult image (Insects of Cedar Creek, Minnesota)
Contributed by Lynette Schimming on 21 April, 2005 - 6:46am
Additional contributions by Robin McLeod, Ron M.
Last updated 3 September, 2009 - 5:21pm

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