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Kudzu bug - Megacopta cribraria - male
Copyright © 2012 Kara Tyler-Julian

Kudzu bug - Megacopta cribraria - Male
Quincy, Gadsden County, Florida, USA
August 23, 2012
Found hundreds on kudzu.

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Kudzu bug - Megacopta cribraria - male Kudzu bug - Megacopta cribraria - male
Contributed by Kara Tyler-Julian on 23 August, 2012 - 1:11pm
Last updated 31 December, 2015 - 1:48pm

Moved
Moved from Megacopta.
… metrioptera, 25 November, 2012 - 4:50pm

a few suggestions
[1] please crop photos for the guide down just to the bug (the less empty space, the better)
[2] for Heteroptera, beetles, roaches, and many other groups, post the all-important dorsal view first, then add other angles you may have (you can easily switch/reload the cropped versions here as suggested)
[3] there is only one sp. of Megacopta in NA, so pls move this series from genus to the species page
… v belov, 23 August, 2012 - 1:41pm

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