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Species Holcostethus limbolarius

dark brown stink bug - Holcostethus limbolarius

Shield (or Stink) Bug ID Request - Holcostethus limbolarius

Dormant stinkbug - Holcostethus limbolarius

Holcostethus limbolarius ??? - Holcostethus limbolarius

Holcostethus? - Holcostethus limbolarius

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Hemiptera (True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies)

Suborder Heteroptera (True Bugs)

Superfamily Pentatomoidea

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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