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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies (Hemiptera) » True Bugs (Heteroptera) » Pentatomoidea » Shield Bugs (Acanthosomatidae) » Elasmostethus » Red-Cross Shield Bug (Elasmostethus cruciatus)
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Acanthosomatidae 01 - Elasmostethus cruciatus
Copyright © 2008 Karl Volkman

Acanthosomatidae 01 - Elasmostethus cruciatus
Horsefly Provincial Park, Near Horsefly, Cariboo Region, British Columbia, Canada
September 8, 2008
Found on the stem a Fireweed plant in the morning
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Contributed by Karl Volkman on 15 September, 2008 - 3:40pm
Last updated 4 November, 2008 - 3:54am

Moved
Moved from Elasmostethus.
… Karl Volkman, 4 November, 2008 - 3:54am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Elasmostethus.
… Karl Volkman, 4 November, 2008 - 3:54am login or register to post comments

must be E. cruciatus
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… v belov, 4 November, 2008 - 3:04am login or register to post comments

Red Crucifix Shield Bug


It could also be called the Birch bug.
… Borealfalcon, 15 September, 2008 - 6:21pm login or register to post comments

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