Helmeted Squash Bug in Charles Co., Maryland (5/29/2016).

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Helmeted Squash Bug in Dorchester Co., Maryland (5/31/2015).

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A Helmeted Squash Bug in Baltimore City, Maryland 6/6/2007). Confirmed by Boris Büche/BugGuide.

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A Helmeted Squash Bug in Frederick Co., Maryland (5/16/2015). Verified by V. Belov/BugGuide.

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A Helmeted Squash Bug in Montgomery Co., Maryland (4/19/2014).

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A Helmeted Squash Bug in Harford Co., Maryland (8/27/2017).

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A freshly molted adult Helmeted Squash Bug in Prince George's Co., Maryland (7/22/2012). Determined by Ken Wolgemuth/BugGuide.

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A Helmeted Squash Bug in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/24/2018).

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Helmeted Squash Bug in Caroline Co., Maryland (8/17/2021). (c) Wayne Longbottom, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 433954 - Psn: 66)

Helmeted Squash Bug in Caroline Co., Maryland (8/17/2021). (c) Wayne Longbottom, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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A Helmeted Squash Bug in Kent Co., Maryland (6/7/2014).

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Helmeted Squash Bug in Talbot Co., Maryland (10/28/2023). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 910111 - Psn: 88)

Helmeted Squash Bug in Talbot Co., Maryland (10/28/2023). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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A Helmeted Squash Bug nymph in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/1/2014). Determined by Ross Hill/BugGuide.

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Helmeted Squash Bug in Harford Co., Maryland (9/22/2024). (c) Brad Heath, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 1111932 - Psn: 112)

Helmeted Squash Bug in Harford Co., Maryland (9/22/2024). (c) Brad Heath, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Helmeted Squash Bug in Montgomery Co., Maryland (7/27/2024). (c) Anneke, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 1101439 - Psn: 122)

Helmeted Squash Bug in Montgomery Co., Maryland (7/27/2024). (c) Anneke, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Helmeted Squash Bug in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/5/2024). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 1103905 - Psn: 128)

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An early instar Helmeted Squash Bug in Worcester Co., Maryland (8/20/2014). Determined by Brandon Woo and Ken Wolgemuth via BugGuide.

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An early instar Helmeted Squash Bug in Worcester Co., Maryland (8/20/2014). Determined by Brandon Woo and Ken Wolgemuth via BugGuide.

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Helmeted Squash Bug in Charles Co., Maryland (5/29/2016). View Record Details Media by Judy Gallagher.

Helmeted Squash Bug in Dorchester Co., Maryland (5/31/2015). View Record Details Media by Jim Brighton.

A Helmeted Squash Bug in Baltimore City, Maryland 6/6/2007). Confirmed by Boris Büche/BugGuide. View Record Details Media by Thomas Wilson.

A Helmeted Squash Bug in Frederick Co., Maryland (5/16/2015). Verified by V. Belov/BugGuide. View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

A Helmeted Squash Bug in Montgomery Co., Maryland (4/19/2014). View Record Details Media by Max Wilson.

A Helmeted Squash Bug in Harford Co., Maryland (8/27/2017). View Record Details Media by Josh Emm.

A freshly molted adult Helmeted Squash Bug in Prince George's Co., Maryland (7/22/2012). Determined by Ken Wolgemuth/BugGuide. View Record Details Media by Barbara Thurlow.

A Helmeted Squash Bug in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/24/2018). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

Helmeted Squash Bug in Caroline Co., Maryland (8/17/2021). (c) Wayne Longbottom, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Wayne Longbottom.

A Helmeted Squash Bug in Kent Co., Maryland (6/7/2014). Media by Mike Ostrowski.

Helmeted Squash Bug in Talbot Co., Maryland (10/28/2023). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Matthew Beziat.

A Helmeted Squash Bug nymph in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/1/2014). Determined by Ross Hill/BugGuide. View Record Details Media by Don Watley.

Helmeted Squash Bug in Harford Co., Maryland (9/22/2024). (c) Brad Heath, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Brad Heath via iNaturalist.

Helmeted Squash Bug in Montgomery Co., Maryland (7/27/2024). (c) Anneke, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Anneke via iNaturalist.

An early instar Helmeted Squash Bug in Worcester Co., Maryland (8/20/2014). Determined by Brandon Woo and Ken Wolgemuth via BugGuide. View Record Details Media by Scott Housten.

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Euthochtha

Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Heteroptera
Family:	Coreidae
Tribe:	Acanthocerini
Genus:	Euthochtha Mayr, 1865
Species:	E. galeator
Binomial name
*Euthochtha galeator* (Fabricius, 1803)

Euthochtha is a genus of leaf-footed bugs in the family Coreidae (Coreid bugs), containing only one described species, E. galeator. It is sometimes referred to by the common name "helmeted squash bug".^[1]^[2]^[3]

E. galeator late instar nymph

References

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^ Webb, Nick; Eades, David C. (2020). "species Euthochtha galeator (Fabricius, 1803)". Coreoidea species file online, Version 5.0. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
^ "Euthochtha genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
^ Webb, Nick; Eades, David C. (2019). "genus Euthochtha Mayr, 1865". Coreoidea species file online, Version 5.0. Retrieved 2019-07-02.

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Taxon identifiers
Euthochtha	Wikidata: Q18104273 Wikispecies: Euthochtha BOLD: 374119 BugGuide: 7958 CoL: 8NPPX Coreoidea Species File: 1190603 GBIF: 2050070 iNaturalist: 119698 IRMNG: 1314161 ITIS: 108324 NCBI: 1656767 Open Tree of Life: 3473979

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Helmeted Squash Bug

Euthochtha galeator Fabricius, 1803)

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