Spiny bug - Euthochtha galeator

Moved

Moved from Euphorbia bug. There has been much discussion over the years on these spikey nymphs. Given Hannah's research and Boris's comments here, it seems best to move them all to Euthochtha where most, if not all, of them will be correctly placed.

… john and jane balaban, 11 April, 2007 - 11:19am

Coreidae nymph

Boy, it looks like Chariesterus antennator, but nymphs are just so tricky. Definitely a coreid. Interesting angle, nice photo:-)

… Eric R. Eaton, 9 August, 2004 - 2:48pm

Antennal segments seem to be key

"All five instars are characterized by spines, mottling, and a dilated 3rd antennal segment. This is the only coreid nymph in eastern U.S. having the 3rd antennal segment (only) dilated. Nymphs of the coreids Chariesterus antennator (Fabricius) and Chondrocera latifornis LaPorte have both the 2nd and 3rd segments dilated; this expansion may not be as pronounced in the 2nd segment of early instar nymphs." Frank Mead
But I'm not familiar enough with antennal segments to be sure which is dilated, though I guessed only one of them, possibly the third in this image.

… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 9 August, 2004 - 7:15pm

Hannah

We attached this image to

Can you take a look at that and tell us what you learned about these spiky nymphs with flattened antennae?

… john and jane balaban, 27 August, 2005 - 10:45am