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kjfitz
@ 2010-12-21 10:15:10
Extra points for identifying the type of bug. :)
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Parabellum
@ 2010-12-21 11:20:18
Do you want Genus and Species or will Order do?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemiptera
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kjfitz
@ 2010-12-21 11:43:58
Good job!
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adrbr
@ 2010-12-21 13:45:08
Nezara viridula

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nezara_viridula
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kjfitz
@ 2010-12-21 14:12:47
I think the legs are too short for Nezara viridula:

http://www.google.com/images?q=Nezara+viridula&um=1&hl=en&safe=off&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&sout=1&tbs=isch:1&ei=JSYRTZfMEYP58Aagm_nYDQ&sa=N&start=20&ndsp=20&biw=1152&bih=762
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kjfitz
@ 2010-12-21 14:21:36
I think Parabellum has it: Hemiptera Pentatomoidea (Shield Bug)

http://www.google.com/images?hl=en&expIds=17259&sugexp=ldymls&xhr=t&q=Hemiptera+Pentatomoidea&cp=23&safe=off&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&biw=1152&bih=762&sout=1

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Parabellum
@ 2010-12-21 14:43:47
Notice that I chickened out after naming the Order Hemiptera. That leaves 50,000–80,000 species for you all to work with. {8^)
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adrbr
@ 2010-12-21 14:44:51
Brown marmorated stink bug

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halyomorpha_halys
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mlc1us
@ 2010-12-21 14:48:58
I think adrbr has it now. The Brown Marmorated Stink Bug is native to China, Japan, Korea and Taiwan.

http://www.pestproducts.com/stink-bugs.htm#Marmorated
http://bugguide.net/node/view/9806
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kjfitz
@ 2010-12-21 16:11:39
Pshew!

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