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ID Requested - shield bug of some sort? - Acanthocephala
Copyright © 2008 MARK POLIS, M.D.

ID Requested - shield bug of some sort? - Acanthocephala
Williamsport, Pennsylvania, USA
July 27, 2008
Size: 7-8mm
Found sitting on a holly leaf this morning. Appreciate help in i.d.'ing it.
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Contributed by MARK POLIS, M.D. on 27 July, 2008 - 2:27pm
Last updated 17 August, 2008 - 10:10pm

Moved
Moved from True Bugs.
… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 17 August, 2008 - 10:10pm login or register to post comments

Coreidae.
Nymph of a leaf-footed bug of some kind. Looks like it might have just molted, as it is extraordinarily pale.
… Eric R. Eaton, 27 July, 2008 - 3:18pm login or register to post comments

Leaf-footed bug
early instar of Acanthocephala would be my guess. Compare:

… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 27 July, 2008 - 3:17pm login or register to post comments

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