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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies (Hemiptera) » True Bugs (Heteroptera) » Shield-backed Bugs (Scutelleridae) » Orsilochides » Orsilochides guttata
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Shield-backed Bug - Orsilochides guttata
Copyright © 2006 J>N>Dell

Shield-backed Bug - Orsilochides guttata
South Georgia, Ware County, Georgia, USA
September 6, 2006
Size: 8mm
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Contributed by J>N>Dell on 7 September, 2006 - 1:09pm
Last updated 21 February, 2007 - 4:05pm

Moved
Moved from Shield-backed Bugs.
… john and jane balaban, 21 February, 2007 - 4:05pm login or register to post comments

Eric has one like this
in his new book identified as Orsilochides guttata sp. page 127
… john and jane balaban, 18 February, 2007 - 8:38pm login or register to post comments

No:-)
Shield bug, actually, family Scutellaridae (or subfamily Scutellarinae in the Pentatomidae, depending on which authority you subscribe to). Great image.
… Eric R. Eaton, 7 September, 2006 - 1:27pm login or register to post comments

 
A tough one to call. Thanks f
A tough one to call. Thanks for your help.
… J>N>Dell, 7 September, 2006 - 2:24pm login or register to post comments

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