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Red Beetle with Red Markings - Cosmopepla lintneriana
Copyright © 2008 lreid

Red Beetle with Red Markings - Cosmopepla lintneriana
Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA
August 6, 2008
Size: 7mm
Found on outdoor basil plant.
Contributed by lreid on 6 August, 2008 - 8:04pm
Last updated 6 August, 2008 - 11:22pm

Twice-stabbed stink bug?
Looks like it could be Cosmopepla lintneriana, which is a true bug (order: Hemiptera) and not a beetle.

[I don't know why this posted two different times. Oops.]
… Aaron Goodwin, 6 August, 2008 - 8:11pm

 
Twice Stabbed Stinkbug
Thank you so much!
… lreid, 7 August, 2008 - 5:24am

Twice-stabbed stink bug?
Looks like it could be Cosmopepla lintneriana.
… Aaron Goodwin, 6 August, 2008 - 8:10pm

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