Shieldbacked Pine Seed Bug
Tetyra bipunctata (Herrich-Schäffer, 1839)
Shieldbacked Pine Seed Bug: https://marylandbiodiversity.com/species/20360
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8-14 bright green eggs are are laid in two alternate rows on pine needles or in a random group on a cone; one generation per year; overwinters as adult in leaf litter, becoming active again in late spring or early summer. Nymphs and adults feed on seeds of pines. (BugGuide)

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Tetyra bipunctata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Scutelleridae
Genus: Tetyra
Species:
T. bipunctata
Binomial name
Tetyra bipunctata
(Herrich-Schaeffer, 1839)

Tetyra bipunctata, the shieldbacked pine seed bug, is a species of shield-backed bug in the family Scutelleridae. It is found in Central America and North America.[1][2][3]

Shieldbacked pine seed bug, Tetyra bipunctata
Shieldbacked pine seed bug, Tetyra bipunctata

References

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  1. ^ "Tetyra bipunctata Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  2. ^ "Tetyra bipunctata". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
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