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Spiny Alien - Euthochtha galeator
Copyright © 2009 Shelly Cox

Spiny Alien - Euthochtha galeator
Fillmore, Andrew County, Missouri, USA
Size: 3/4 inch (approx.)
This crazy spined nymph was on some weeds near a garden in Fillmore Missouri. I figure it is a true bug of some kind, most likely an assassin bug, but I've not ever seen anything like it. It truly looks like some other worldly creature. Can anyone ID?

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Contributed by Shelly Cox on 19 July, 2009 - 2:18pm
Last updated 19 July, 2009 - 11:22pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… john and jane balaban, 19 July, 2009 - 11:22pm login or register to post comments

Check out Euthochtha galeator - Helmeted Squash Bug
in the guide here
… john and jane balaban, 19 July, 2009 - 5:11pm login or register to post comments

 
Could vary well be, there wer
Could vary well be, there were some of these bugs on the melon vines in the garden near where this nymph was photographed. I bet you are correct in your ID.
… Shelly Cox, 19 July, 2009 - 10:04pm login or register to post comments

Looks like a Coreid nymph. Fa
Looks like a Coreid nymph. Family - Coreidae. Someone may be able to identify it further.
… Ilona L., 19 July, 2009 - 3:30pm login or register to post comments

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