Shieldbacked Pine Seed Bug Tetyra bipunctata (Herrich-Schäffer, 1839)    
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Arthropoda   >   Class Insecta   >   Order Hemiptera   >   Family Scutelleridae   >   Genus Tetyra   

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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)

There are 6 records in the project database.

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A Shieldbacked Pine Seed Bug in Prince George's Co., Maryland (3/29/2020). Verified by J.E. Eger/BugGuide. Photo by Barbara Thurlow. (MBP list)

Shieldbacked Pine Seed Bug in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (6/27/2020). (c) janekostenko, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Jane Kostenko. (MBP list)

Shieldbacked Pine Seed Bug in Calvert Co., Maryland (11/26/2020). (c) Benji Beluga, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Ben Springer. (MBP list)

Shieldbacked Pine Seed Bug in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (6/27/2020). (c) janekostenko, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Jane Kostenko. (MBP list)

Shieldbacked Pine Seed Bug in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (10/15/2020). (c) swindsor, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by swindsor via iNaturalist. (MBP list)


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