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Ground Bug

Spilostethus hospes

Spotting Image 1

Description:

Family Lygaeidae

Habitat:

Roadside scrub

2 Species ID Suggestions

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LennyWorthington
LennyWorthington 9 years ago
Ground Bug
Spilostethus pandorus
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bayucca
bayucca 9 years ago
Ground Bug
Spilostethus hospes 070821 桃園 巴陵 箭痕腺長蝽 Spilostethus hospes (Fabricius, 1749) from Flickr: EOL Images


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2 Comments

RobThacker
RobThacker 9 years ago

Thank you again Lenny & bayucca

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bayucca
bayucca 9 years ago

Lygaeidae, Lygaeinae, Spilostethus hospes.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/itchydogim...
https://www.flickr.com/photos/rushen/846...
http://chigaku.ed.gifu-u.ac.jp/chigakuhp...
http://www.ccs-hk.org/DM/butterfly/Bugs/...
http://www.brisbaneinsects.com/brisbane_...

Spilostethus pandurus is almost identical, but yours is Spilostethus hospes. The markings are different:
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/128...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spilostethu...

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Spotted on Jul 16, 2014
Submitted on Jul 17, 2014

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