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Romalea microptera
Fairly large in size, has pink and yellow markings along body and wings. Has 6 legs of varying size.
Nice temperate climate in southeastern North Carolina
Spotted on Oct 4, 2013
Submitted on Oct 5, 2013
2 Comments
Thanks for the information Aaron! There is a huge population of them living in my grandparent's yard, but we haven't seen them anywhere else in our area and worried that they came in through imported plants (grandparents run a plant nursery). Good to know! :-)
Hi there. The scientific name is now Romalea microptera, as guttata was dropped a while back in favor of the old name. Also, it's not an invasive species. North Carolina is the northernmost part of its natural range. :-)