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Black stink bug

Proxys sp.

1 Species ID Suggestions

forest shield bug
Pentatoma rufipes


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5 Comments

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 11 years ago

I think look into species seen on this link...
http://www.ndsu.nodak.edu/ndsu/rider/Pen...

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 11 years ago

Agree with Auntnance's suggestion...
@alvarocartin.. Here is referral link for your spotting...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forest_bug

alvarocartin
alvarocartin 12 years ago

auntnance123, thank you for your contribution. However, if you see a Pentatoma rufipes, this shows a banded pattern around of abdomen, and the legs are very different in comparisson:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Rotbei...

auntnance123
auntnance123 12 years ago

Impressive shoulders.

alvarocartin
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alvarocartin

Puntarenas, Costa Rica

Spotted on Aug 21, 2011
Submitted on Nov 5, 2011

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