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Stink Bug - Euschistus obscurus
Copyright © 2009 Robert Lord Zimlich

Stink Bug - Euschistus obscurus
Mobile (Dog River), Mobile County, Alabama, USA
July 22, 2009
Mr. V,
This is Stinky II. I put him in "time out.," aka frig, to get a ventral shot you said I needed for specific ID.

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Contributed by Robert Lord Zimlich on 23 July, 2009 - 9:10am
Last updated 3 June, 2010 - 2:01pm

Moved
Moved from Euschistus ictericus.
… Mike Quinn, 9 August, 2009 - 12:12pm login or register to post comments

 
ID confirmed by Joe Eger: Euschistus obscurus
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… v belov, 3 September, 2009 - 11:35am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Robert Lord Zimlich, 24 July, 2009 - 9:22am login or register to post comments

duly appreciated, Your Lordship!
pronotum resembles Euschistus ictericus, but the Gulf States may have similar spp. of which i'm unaware
… v belov, 23 July, 2009 - 10:47am login or register to post comments

 
Belly Looks Right
As you recommended a ventral shot for ID, I found a post showing the belly. The under chassis of this Florida specimen looks right.



While the pronotum lacks the reddish points, I have noticed that specimens having the red tips are all north of Carolina. Specimens from Texas, Louisiana and Florida all lack these tips. Perhaps these are a southern subspecies.
… Robert Lord Zimlich, 24 July, 2009 - 9:21am login or register to post comments

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