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Stink bug from Banff (2) 10.07.09 - Sciocoris microphthalmus
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Stink bug from Banff (2) 10.07.09 - Sciocoris microphthalmus
Banff National Park, Alberta's Rockies, Alberta, Canada
July 9, 2010
Size: ~ 5.5 mm
My best guess is Sciocoris microphthalmus (1).

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Stink bug from Banff (2) 10.07.09 - Sciocoris microphthalmus Stink bug from Banff (2) 10.07.09 - Sciocoris microphthalmus Stink bug from Banff (2) 10.07.09 - Sciocoris microphthalmus
Contributed by WonGun Kim on 21 January, 2011 - 2:35am
Last updated 11 February, 2011 - 1:38pm

cool... they seem rather uncommon in NA
Moved from True Bugs.
… v belov, 21 January, 2011 - 8:02am

 
Are they common in Europe?
There is one Sciocoris species in Korea, but not this one.
… WonGun Kim, 21 January, 2011 - 7:03pm

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