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Red-shouldered pentatomid - Euschistus tristigmus

Red-shouldered pentatomid - Euschistus tristigmus
On tomato plant, Germantown,, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA
June 26, 2007
Size: ~9 mm
Shoulders pointed with red tips, antennas red.

Moved
Moved from Dusky Stink Bug.

Moved
Moved from Stink Bugs.

Moved
Moved from True Bugs.

Soldier Bug?
Similar pictures I've seen describe this as a soldier bug, but I don't know the species orscientific name.

 
Euschistus.
No, seriously. Probably E. tristigmus. Moving to that species page. I'm learning that my past assumptions about pentatomids are mostly obsolete:-)

 
probably E. tristigmus (Say) -- D.B. Thomas det.
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E. t. tristigmus
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