koa bug

Coleotichus blackburniae

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Family: Pentatomidae

Coleotichus blackburniae is a species of insect in the family Scutelleridae, the jewel bugs. It is commonly known as the Koa bug or the Koa shield bug. It has been dubbed the stinkless stink bug for its lack of the malodorous defensive chemicals present in other heteropterans.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Sources and credits

Photo(c) Jesse Souki, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY DescriptionColeotichus blackburniae, Wikipedia contributors

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