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Photo#72162
Sheild Bug eating datana caterpillar - Podisus maculiventris - female

Sheild Bug eating datana caterpillar - Podisus maculiventris - Female
Reed Turner Woodland, Lake County, Illinois, USA
August 21, 2006
Size: ~1cm
Would love the id of both species.
(Podisus, prey)

Female
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Prey ID
The prey looks like a Rosy Maple Moth caterpillar (Dryocampa rubicunda). Opinions anyone?

Moved
Moved from Podisus.

Podisus maculiventris
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ID confirmed by D. B. Thomas: Podisus maculiventris
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Stink Bug
I think this may be Podisus brevispinus or at least something in that genus. See this page.

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