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Brown Shield Bug

Notes:

an unidentified shield bug!

5 Comments

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 11 years ago

Harsha Singh also spotted similar Bug but it is in North India where European bugs are easily find.
http://www.inhs.uiuc.edu/resources/inhsr...

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 11 years ago

Yes same one Atul it is Stink Bug as its face is larger... and eye structure of Pentatomidae.
I checked but Willie marked Genus find in North America... One I looking for at least Eurasia or Indian subcontinent... what I find ..
http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2011/11/14/b...

Atul
Atul 11 years ago

thanks for the suggestion Willie , pretty close !

williefromwi
williefromwi 11 years ago

Nice photo of your spotting, I took a photo of what I think is the same type of shield bug. I am no expert on insects, but I am leaning toward : Elasmucha lateralis

Wild Things
Wild Things 11 years ago

Fabulous!

Atul
Spotted by
Atul

Maharashtra, India

Spotted on May 9, 2012
Submitted on May 14, 2012

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