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Mystery Shield Bug - Brochymena quadripustulata
Copyright © 2009 Jon Hart

Mystery Shield Bug - Brochymena quadripustulata
Montrose, Laurens County, Georgia, USA
October 13, 2009
This animal is entirely new to me. I can't find anything like it anywhere. It has all the characteristics of a shield bug, but the coloring is quite distinctive.

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Mystery Shield Bug - Brochymena quadripustulata Mystery Shield Bug - Brochymena quadripustulata
Contributed by Jon Hart on 23 October, 2009 - 11:17pm
Last updated 24 October, 2009 - 1:04am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Charley Eiseman, 24 October, 2009 - 1:04am

Brochymena 4-pustulata
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… v belov, 23 October, 2009 - 11:32pm

 
Absolutely fascinating,
Thank you, very much.
… Jon Hart, 23 October, 2009 - 11:46pm

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