stink bug - Arvelius albopunctatus

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… john and jane balaban, 18 June, 2007 - 2:46pm

Machele, check out Sharon's

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… john and jane balaban, 18 June, 2007 - 2:28pm

My guess

my guess would be Thyanta sp..
Many show the pale, somewhat granular spotting of the elytra.

… Boris Büche, 7 May, 2007 - 8:26am

what a lovely bug!

I am not sure which it is, but I am guessing it is not an adult and is a late instar nymph. Hope someone can I.D. for you! Great pic!

… Bonnie J. Caruthers, 7 October, 2005 - 11:43am

Superb.

I agree with the compliment on the specimen (and photographer:-), but disagree with the nymph diagnosis. This is indeed an adult. Shouldn't be too hard to ID given its unique form.

… Eric R. Eaton, 7 October, 2005 - 4:33pm

Thank you both,

I thought it was pretty neat.

… Machele White, 7 October, 2005 - 7:25pm

Check this out:

Biprorulus bibax- Spined Citrus Bug. If you google the scientific name, most of the refs are in Australia, but there are several scholarly studies from Universities in the USA, so I suspect it could be a pest here, too. This or something very like it, anyway.
I found this by googling "green stink bug florida spines" which led me to google "citrus stink bug" then "citrus stink bug" then "spined citrus bug." The awesome power of Google. May not be right, but it's a good solid guess, I hope you'll agree! Yours is prettier than the image I found, though.

… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 7 October, 2005 - 8:55pm

Thank you

for searching, looks like you are getting pretty close. I found something else, but no info, only when I put my cursor over the image it say's Scottish pentatomid, I searched that, but did not come up with anything of use.
http://eny3005.ifas.ufl.edu/lab1/Hemiptera/Pentatomid.htm

… Machele White, 8 October, 2005 - 6:40am

I saw that, too

- wish they'd put a name on it!

… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 8 October, 2005 - 6:57am

Yes,

and a dorsal view would be nice.

… Machele White, 8 October, 2005 - 7:07am