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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies (Hemiptera) » True Bugs (Heteroptera) » Shield Bugs (Acanthosomatidae) » Elasmostethus » Red-Cross Shield Bug (Elasmostethus cruciatus)
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Sheild Bug - Elasmostethus cruciatus
Copyright © 2005 Kildale

Sheild Bug - Elasmostethus cruciatus
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
June 1, 2005
Eric ID'd one of these for me last year. Found another one today and wondered if this is also a Mirid plant bug.
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Contributed by Kildale on 2 June, 2005 - 8:00pm
Last updated 7 May, 2006 - 6:57am

shield bug
I think (Acanthosomatidae). Reminds me of this one but I don't think that species occurs in the west. Maybe a relative?
… Robin McLeod, 2 June, 2005 - 8:54pm login or register to post comments

 
Elasmostethus cruciatus.
Robin is right, it is this species, which is not at all uncommon in the Northwest. Nice shot showing the texture and pattern of those puctures.
… Eric R. Eaton, 3 June, 2005 - 2:11pm login or register to post comments

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