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Rice Stink Bug nymph - Oebalus pugnax
Copyright © 2008 Ron M.

Rice Stink Bug nymph - Oebalus pugnax
Kenner, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, USA
August 23, 2008
Size: 3/8"
I think this may be a sting bug by the looks of the head... But I am sure I am wrong :)

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Contributed by Ron M. on 24 August, 2008 - 1:07pm
Last updated 25 August, 2008 - 6:35am

I think you're right
looks like a darker version of Rice Stink Bug nymph to me. If not that species, something close.

… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 24 August, 2008 - 2:15pm

 
Thanks Hannah,
Looks good to me!
… Ron M., 24 August, 2008 - 7:20pm

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