RE: bugs ID
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- Subject: RE: bugs ID
- From: D*
- Date: Mon, 5 Jun 2000 18:36:18 -0500
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> So I looked a little closer. They are about the same size as ladybugs,
> but not oval, they have a shield shaped back. Black with a narrow orange
> stripe that runs from side to side at the shoulder and, it appeared, 2
> orange dots at the back end.
>
> Linda Wallpe
> Cincinnati
Tarnished Plant Bug
http://www.msue.msu.edu/vanburen/tarnish.htm
Otherwise, I'd say it's a stinkbug, one of the nymph stages, if the body shape
fits. The nymphs are colorful, in tones of black, green, red, and orange,
depending on species. Here's the Southern Green Stink Bug, for a shape
comparison:
http://gnv.ifas.ufl.edu/~ftsgweb/SBSIBC.HTM
Barb in Southern Indiana Zone 5/6 dorsett@blueriver.net
A root is a flower that disdains fame.
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