Shield Bug

Description:

Hemiptera; Pentatomidae; Unidentified Strachiini, When I started trying to identify this bug, I could see that it has many prominent features and thought that it would not be too difficult. The head, that kind of round cornered triangle shape with bulging eyes stuck on the sides as an afterthought makes it sure to be a Hemipter. The laterotergites, the shape of the pronotum and the large scutellum all combine to confirm it is a Shield Bug. So the most obvious feature, the big bright "Y" on its back should do very well in finalizing my I.D. - not a hope. When I looked in the inaturalist website, there were dozens of them and they all had this "Y" on their backs. So Unidentified Strachiini it is , at least for now.

Habitat:

Spotted in our vegetable plot on Bottle Gourd (Lagenaria siceraria).

Notes:

There are many photos also at - https://www.jungledragon.com/tag/37956/p... Having spent a little more time looking at literally hundreds of photos in https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/47742-P... I now think my specimen is Eurodema sp. I will revise this spotting if I find that this is indeed the case.