A Lupine Bug in Montgomery Co., Maryland (9/10/2017). Verified by Ken Wolgemuth/BugGuide.

View Record Details Photo by Steve Scholnick MBP List

A Lupine Bug in Howard Co., Maryland (8/12/2017).

View Record Details Photo by Ashley Bradford MBP List

A female Lupine Bug in Prince George's Co., Maryland (10/29/2015). Determined by Ken Wolgemuth/BugGuide.

View Record Details Photo by Barbara Thurlow MBP List

Lupine Bug in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/26/2020). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/'>CC BY</a>). (Photo ID: 210795 - Psn: 20)

Lupine Bug in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/26/2020). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY).

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A Lupine Bug in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (10/11/2015). Verified by Ken Wolgemuth/BugGuide.

View Record Details Photo by Bill Hubick MBP List

A Lupine Bug in Prince George's Co., Maryland (10/19/2019).

View Record Details Photo by Rick Borchelt MBP List

A Lupine Bug in Baltimore City, Maryland (8/31/2007). Determined by V. Belov/BugGuide.

View Record Details Photo by Thomas Wilson MBP List

Lupine Bug in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/3/2024). (c) mcnod, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 1048976 - Psn: 66)

Lupine Bug in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/3/2024). (c) mcnod, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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A Lupine Bug in Howard Co., Maryland (10/15/2016). Determined by Kelsey J.R.P. Byers/BugGuide.

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Lupine Bugs in Howard Co., Maryland (8/12/2017).

View Record Details Photo by Ashley Bradford MBP List

Lupine Bug in Howard Co., Maryland (8/12/2017). (c) Bill Hubick, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 1172015 - Psn: 88)

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Adult and juvenile Lupine Bugs in Howard Co., Maryland (8/12/2017).

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Juvenile Lupine Bugs in Howard Co., Maryland (8/12/2017).

View Record Details Photo by Ashley Bradford MBP List

A Lupine Bug adult (top right) and juveniles in Howard Co., Maryland (8/12/2017).

View Record Details Photo by Kurt Schwarz MBP List

Lupine Bug in Montgomery Co., Maryland (10/5/2020). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/'>CC BY</a>). (Photo ID: 428046 - Psn: 200)

Lupine Bug in Montgomery Co., Maryland (10/5/2020). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY).

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Widespread in North America, often founded on the edges of deciduous woods (BugGuide). Juveniles are ant mimics!

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A Lupine Bug in Montgomery Co., Maryland (9/10/2017). Verified by Ken Wolgemuth/BugGuide. View Record Details Media by Steve Scholnick.

A Lupine Bug in Howard Co., Maryland (8/12/2017). View Record Details Media by Ashley Bradford.

A female Lupine Bug in Prince George's Co., Maryland (10/29/2015). Determined by Ken Wolgemuth/BugGuide. View Record Details Media by Barbara Thurlow.

Lupine Bug in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/26/2020). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY). View Record Details Media by Katja Schulz via iNaturalist.

A Lupine Bug in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (10/11/2015). Verified by Ken Wolgemuth/BugGuide. View Record Details Media by Bill Hubick.

A Lupine Bug in Prince George's Co., Maryland (10/19/2019). View Record Details Media by Rick Borchelt.

A Lupine Bug in Baltimore City, Maryland (8/31/2007). Determined by V. Belov/BugGuide. View Record Details Media by Thomas Wilson.

Lupine Bug in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/3/2024). (c) mcnod, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by mcnod via iNaturalist.

A Lupine Bug in Howard Co., Maryland (10/15/2016). Determined by Kelsey J.R.P. Byers/BugGuide. View Record Details Media by Kurt Schwarz.

Lupine Bugs in Howard Co., Maryland (8/12/2017). View Record Details Media by Ashley Bradford.

Adult and juvenile Lupine Bugs in Howard Co., Maryland (8/12/2017). View Record Details Media by Ashley Bradford.

Juvenile Lupine Bugs in Howard Co., Maryland (8/12/2017). View Record Details Media by Ashley Bradford.

A Lupine Bug adult (top right) and juveniles in Howard Co., Maryland (8/12/2017). View Record Details Media by Kurt Schwarz.

Lupine Bug in Montgomery Co., Maryland (10/5/2020). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY). View Record Details Media by Katja Schulz via iNaturalist.

Source: Wikipedia

Megalotomus quinquespinosus

Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Heteroptera
Family:	Alydidae
Genus:	Megalotomus
Species:	M. quinquespinosus
Binomial name
*Megalotomus quinquespinosus* (Say, 1825)

Megalotomus quinquespinosus, the lupine bug, is a species of broad-headed bug in the family Alydidae. It is found in North America.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

References

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^ "Megalotomus quinquespinosus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
^ "Megalotomus quinquespinosus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
^ "Megalotomus quinquespinosus species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
^ Webb, Nick; Eades, David C. (2019). "species Megalotomus quinquespinosus (Say, 1825)". Coreoidea species file online, Version 5.0. Retrieved 2019-07-02.

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Media related to Megalotomus quinquespinosus at Wikimedia Commons

Taxon identifiers
Megalotomus quinquespinosus	Wikidata: Q10579713 BOLD: 208144 BugGuide: 2721 CoL: 3YW2W Coreoidea Species File: 1186357 EoL: 610969 GBIF: 2050203 iNaturalist: 327623 IRMNG: 11036903 ITIS: 108280 NatureServe: 2.908822 NCBI: 881510 Open Tree of Life: 620604
Lygaeus quinquespinosus	Wikidata: Q109661974 CoL: 3WPFC GBIF: 8102339

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Lupine Bug

Megalotomus quinquespinosus (Say, 1825)

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