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Juniper Shieldbug

Cyphostethus tristriatus

Classification

Class
Insecta

The juniper shield bug (Cyphostethus tristriatus), (family: Acanthosomatidae), is a large (9–10. 5 mm) green shield bug with distinctive pinkish-red markings on the corium. The bug's traditional foodplant is juniper, with the larvae feeding on juniper berries.

Distribution

Martien van den Heuvel · CC BY
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