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Shield-Backed Bug

Sphyrocoris obliquus

Description:

There are two stink bugs here, one brown and another yellow, may be male and female. In the last pic you can see better the yellow one.

Habitat:

Semi desert

1 Species ID Suggestions

Mariana2
Mariana2 11 years ago
Shield-Backed Bug
Sphyrocoris obliquus Shield-Backed Bug? - Sphyrocoris obliquus - BugGuide.Net


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3 Comments

LuisStevens
LuisStevens 11 years ago

Thank you Mariana2 for the ID and the link

LuisStevens
LuisStevens 11 years ago

Thank you Juan for the ID

Juan DiTrani
Juan DiTrani 11 years ago

Hi Luis, I think this is not a Stink bug, but a Shield bug (Scutelleridae)

LuisStevens
Spotted by
LuisStevens

San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico

Spotted on Oct 7, 2012
Submitted on Oct 31, 2012

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