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Shield Bug? - Podisus brevispinus
Copyright © 2006 Peter Hollinger

Shield Bug? - Podisus brevispinus
Sharon, Windsor County, Vermont, USA
August 21, 2005
This reminds me of the Red-Cross Shield Bug I posted recently, but it lacks the obvious color pattern.

Slightly larger view here.

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Shield Bug? - Podisus brevispinus Shield Bug?
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Contributed by Peter Hollinger on 7 April, 2006 - 5:57pm
Last updated 13 October, 2009 - 3:25pm

Podisus brevispinus Phillips -- D. B. Thomas det.
Moved from Podisus modestus.
… v belov, 13 October, 2009 - 3:25pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Podisus.
… John R. Maxwell, 3 November, 2008 - 5:09pm login or register to post comments

Podisus modestus
*
… v belov, 23 September, 2008 - 2:22pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Stink Bugs.
for dark band in wings (seems to be diagnostic for genus)
… Boris Büche, 8 May, 2007 - 5:24am login or register to post comments

Elasmucha??
This Elasmucha lateralis looks similar:
… Peter Hollinger, 7 April, 2006 - 6:37pm login or register to post comments

 
Don't think so.
This specimen reminds me much more of a Podisus. The truncated abdomen is characteristic of males of at least a few different genera of pentatomids.
… Eric R. Eaton, 10 April, 2006 - 5:09pm login or register to post comments

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