Helmeted Squash Bug

Euthochtha galeator

Euthochtha galeator is a leaf-footed bug in the family Coreidae.
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Appearance

All five nymphal instars are characterized by spines, mottling, and a dilated 3rd antennal segment. It is the coreid in the eastern United States whose nymphs have the 3rd antennal segment dilated.
Helmeted Squash Bug - Euthochtha galeator Not sure but could be 2nd instar. Eamw leaf-footed bugs,Euthochtha galeator,Geotagged,Helmeted Squash Bug,Orlando,Summer,United States

Naming

Galeator = 'wearing a helmet'
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Distribution

Eastern US to Great Plains; Greater Antilles
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Food

Feeds on a variety of wild and cultivated plants.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderHemiptera
FamilyCoreidae
GenusEuthochtha
SpeciesEuthochtha galeator
Photographed in
United States of America