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Shield Bug on Wild Cotton
Copyright © 2014 Michael J. Plagens

Shield Bug on Wild Cotton
Santa Rita Experimental Research Station, Florida Canyon, Sta. Rita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
July 27, 2013
gathering_2013. Host plant was Gossypium thurberi.
Contributed by Michael J. Plagens on 1 July, 2014 - 11:25pm
Last updated 10 July, 2014 - 10:47pm

Joe Eger says, Just a guess but looks like Sphyrocoris obliquus
… v belov, 27 October, 2014 - 11:30am

any shots showing the underside of the head, thorax?
may prove very helpful

Moved from Shield-backed Bugs.
… v belov, 10 July, 2014 - 10:47pm

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