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Shield bug - Euschistus crenator
Copyright © 2007 Deacon Hedgelon

Shield bug - Euschistus crenator
St. Pete Beach, Pinellas County, Florida, USA
October 15, 2007
Saw this little guy on a pointsettia out on the beach... same pointsettia as the one in my mason wasp photograph... I always thought they were called stink bugs... can somebody please clarify? what species is this....
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Contributed by Deacon Hedgelon on 20 May, 2008 - 11:00am
Last updated 23 October, 2009 - 10:36am

maybe E. crenator (Fabricius) -- D.B. Thomas det.
Deacon-- thanks for sharing this potentially new-to-BG bug! since we have no other pix of E. crenator at this point and yours lack conclusive details, please keep an eye out for them and try to take and post more photos, incl. ventral views. =v=

Moved TENTATIVELY from Euschistus ictericus.
… v belov, 23 October, 2009 - 10:36am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Stink Bugs.
… tom murray, 24 October, 2008 - 8:47am login or register to post comments

Euschistus ictericus, i suppose
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… v belov, 24 October, 2008 - 8:10am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from True Bugs.
… Boris Büche, 16 June, 2008 - 5:13am login or register to post comments

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