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Woundwort Shieldbug

Eysarcoris venustissimus

Description:

Juvenile shieldbug; rusty metallic/silvery colored; spotted in the woods on deadnettle



1 species ID suggestions

Manval
Manval 9 months ago
Woundwort Shieldbug
Eysarcoris venustissimus Eysarcoris venustissimus - Information on Eysarcoris venustissimus

5 Comments

LarsKorb
LarsKorb 9 months ago

Thanks a lot for the ID, Manval

LarsKorb
LarsKorb 11 months ago

This is hard to tell, Ashish - the nymphs of stinkbugs are not easy to differ from shieldbugs. I think it is most likely a Dolycoris genus. Most of them have shiny textures.

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 11 months ago
Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 11 months ago

Lars.. do you think this is as seen on link...
http://bugguide.net/node/view/486129

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 11 months ago

Most probably predatory Stink bug...
Sciocorini Tribe

Schönstedt, Freistaat Thüringen, Germany

Lat: 53.47, Long: 10.37

Spotted on Jul 2, 2012
Submitted on Jul 2, 2012

Spotted for mission

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