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Giant Shield Stink Bug Nymph

Tessaratomidae

Description:

Nymph of Stink or Shield Bug

Habitat:

Tropical forest

1 Species ID Suggestions

AngelSeven
AngelSeven 8 years ago
Lychee Stink Bug Nymph
Tessaratoma papillosa


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7 Comments

AlbertKang
AlbertKang 8 years ago

Oh sorry, I missed the second line of your comment, @bayucca.
Thanks again for clarifying.
Will just leave the ID at Tessaratomidae

bayucca
bayucca 8 years ago

Cannot be Tessaratoma papillosa, see my comment and link below.

AlbertKang
AlbertKang 8 years ago

Thanks, @AngelSeven & bayucca for the ID :)

bayucca
bayucca 8 years ago

Tessaratomidae, Giant Shield Bug Nymph.
But not Tessaratoma papillosa:
http://www.macaubiodiversity.org/tessara...

AngelSeven
AngelSeven 8 years ago

I'm not 100% sure but I think it's a Lychee Stink Bug Nymph and after a few more hours the white parts will turn red...!

AlbertKang
AlbertKang 8 years ago

You have very good imagination, @DrNamgyalT.Sherpa :)

DrNamgyalT.Sherpa
DrNamgyalT.Sherpa 8 years ago

At first I thought it's a street light!

AlbertKang
Spotted by
AlbertKang

Tawau, Sabah, Malaysia

Spotted on May 10, 2015
Submitted on Jun 18, 2015

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