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Unknown - Elasmostethus cruciatus
Copyright © 2018 Al Popil

Unknown - Elasmostethus cruciatus
Chickakoo Lake, Parkland, Alberta, Canada
August 4, 2018
Size: 7mm
You guys are good and I appreciate every thing you all do. I am thinking this is an immature Banasa stink bug.

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Contributed by Al Popil on 5 August, 2018 - 9:58am
Last updated 30 October, 2019 - 6:15pm

Moved
Moved from Elasmostethus.
… v belov, 30 October, 2019 - 6:15pm login or register to post comments

Looking at the adult images...
...this is most likely E. cruciatus, but I can't eliminate E. interstinctus without a clearer view of the underside of the abdomen. (Unfortunately, the dorsal color pattern is not a reliable characteristic.)
… Ken Wolgemuth, 9 August, 2018 - 8:31am login or register to post comments

 
Underside
Dang, the only time I didn't take an underside pic :(
… Al Popil, 9 August, 2018 - 8:45am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 5 August, 2018 - 11:09am login or register to post comments

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