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Stink Bug? - Podisus maculiventris
Copyright © 2004 Tom Bentley

Stink Bug? - Podisus maculiventris
Lisle, Illinois, USA
May 19, 2004
Found this stink or shield bug on a daisy. can't see to figure out the species. Haven't seen one like this before.
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Contributed by Tom Bentley on 18 August, 2004 - 11:12pm
Last updated 3 November, 2008 - 5:17pm

Moved
Moved from Podisus.
… John R. Maxwell, 3 November, 2008 - 5:17pm login or register to post comments

Podisus sp.
Yes this is a species of Podisus, probably maculiventris.
… David Rider, 20 April, 2005 - 11:41pm login or register to post comments

 
Podisus maculiventris, seconded
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… v belov, 3 November, 2008 - 5:16pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks....I appreciate your h
Thanks....I appreciate your help.
… Tom Bentley, 21 April, 2005 - 11:49pm login or register to post comments

Stink bug
Yes, it is a stink bug, family Pentatomidae. Those sharp spines on its shoulders suggest it is probably a Podisus sp. Maybe I can get David Rider, an expert on this group, to go through all our Pentatomids and help us out:-) Oh, Podisus are predatory, by the way.
… Eric R. Eaton, 19 August, 2004 - 11:44am login or register to post comments

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