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Shield Back Bug

Tetyra pinguis

Description:

A yellow and brown Shield Back Bug with a finely spotted pattern and a very distinctly colored underside in white with black spots. About 1 cm in length. Family Scutelleridae. Adults can vary in color from yellow to ochra to brown.

Habitat:

Came to a the lights of a store, Axtla de Terrazas near Xilitla, San Luis Potosí.

Notes:

https://www.naturalista.mx/taxa/635669-T... https://stricollections.org/portal/taxa/... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetyra

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LaurenZarate
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LaurenZarate

San Luis Potosí, Mexico

Spotted on Apr 16, 2015
Submitted on Jan 11, 2016

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