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Shield bug/stink bug

Family - Pentatomoidea

Habitat:

Gum tree

Notes:

Type of shield bug?

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8 Comments

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 12 years ago

Welcome..Rachel..I liked the pose of bug in first pose.. its very memorably striking...

RachaelB
RachaelB 12 years ago

Thanks for all your help!

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 12 years ago

This link says its Shild bug...
http://agspsrv34.agric.wa.gov.au/Ento/im...

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 12 years ago

Its a kind of Stink bug.

oxyjack
oxyjack 12 years ago

Beautiful pictures, by the way. =)

oxyjack
oxyjack 12 years ago

This is a Hemipteran, not a beetle. It's a kind of stink bug (shield bug) in the family Pentatomidae.

Gerardo Aizpuru
Gerardo Aizpuru 12 years ago

Very nice!

RachaelB
Spotted by
RachaelB

Victoria, Australia

Spotted on Mar 11, 2012
Submitted on Mar 12, 2012

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