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Insect ID please - Poecilocapsus lineatus
Copyright © 2009 NatureBoy aka Antoine Hnain

Insect ID please - Poecilocapsus lineatus
London, Ontario, Canada
June 13, 2009
Size: approx. 1 cm
I may also have pictures of the larvae. Just want to get an id on the adults to start off :)
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Contributed by Antoine Hnain on 6 July, 2009 - 8:57pm

Looks like
a Four-lined Plant Bug. They like to hang out on the catnip plants in our yard (just northwest of you in Ailsa Craig).
… Robin McLeod, 6 July, 2009 - 9:01pm login or register to post comments

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