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Kudzu Bug (Megacopta cribraria) Introduced pest.<br />
On Winged Sumac (Rhus copallinum) at a mixed forest edge. Geotagged,Kudzu Bug,Megacopta cribraria,Spring,United States Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Kudzu Bug (Megacopta cribraria)

Introduced pest.
On Winged Sumac (Rhus copallinum) at a mixed forest edge.

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"Megacopta cribraria", also called the bean plataspid, kudzu bug, kudzu beetle, globular stink bug and lablab bug, is a shield bug native to India and China, where it is an agricultural pest of lablab beans and other legumes.

Similar species: True Bugs
Species identified by Flown Kimmerling
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By Flown Kimmerling

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Uploaded May 19, 2021. Captured May 15, 2021 13:53 in 227 Oakman Rd NE, Oakman, GA 30732, USA.
  • Canon EOS 6D Mark II
  • f/25.0
  • 1/128s
  • ISO160
  • 100mm