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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

Maniacval
Maniacval 11 years ago
Woundwort Shieldbug
Eysarcoris venustissimus Eysarcoris venustissimus - Information on Eysarcoris venustissimus


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5 Comments

LarsKorb
LarsKorb 11 years ago

Thanks a lot for the ID, Manval

LarsKorb
LarsKorb 11 years 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 years ago
Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 11 years ago

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

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 11 years ago

Most probably predatory Stink bug...
Sciocorini Tribe

LarsKorb
Spotted by
LarsKorb

Schönstedt, Freistaat Thüringen, Germany

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

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