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Shield Bug Nymph

Notes:

I was thinking a tortoise shell beetle?




No species ID suggestions

7 Comments

TracyL
TracyL a year ago

I agree it is def a nymph of a sheild bug! this was so exciting when i found it!

ceherzog
ceherzog a year ago

Nature imitates art, art imitates nature.

Interesting bug!

NicoleB
NicoleB a year ago

I agree with Marta. Some shieldbug nymph.
Beautiful photo and species!

LarsKorb
LarsKorb a year ago

Mother astonishes me every single day again.
Great capture!
Looks like the some african tribal war shield or mask...fantastic.

Looks like the nymph of a shieldbug, I agree with monkey-mind

could be, this is a nymph, so it is hard to tell, how it looks, when it is adult

Massachusetts

Lat: 42.70, Long: -73.11

Spotted on Jul 25, 2011
Submitted on Jul 25, 2011

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