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Eurygaster testudinaria imago Eurygaster testudinaria looks a lot like E.maura, but has the tylus sunken between the jugae, more pointed shoulders and somewhat different lengths of antennae segments. On the nymphs these characters are not applicable, so nymphs are virtually impossible to ID, unless raised to adulthood(!!)<br /> This image is part of a series from 2nd stage nymph to imago:<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/46700/eurygaster_testudinaria_l2.html" title="Eurygaster testudinaria L2"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3043/46700_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1718236810&Signature=FWvWN9b1b2iJ1RxsKMQsgk13T1w%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="Eurygaster testudinaria L2 Eurygaster testudinaria looks a lot like E.maura, but has the tylus sunken between the jugae, more pointed shoulders and somewhat different lengths of antennae segments. On the nymphs these characters are not applicable, so nymphs are virtually impossible to ID, unless raised to adulthood(!!)<br /> This image is part of a series from 2nd stage nymph to imago:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/46700/eurygaster_testudinaria_l2.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/46701/eurygaster_testudinaria_l3.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/46702/eurygaster_testudinaria_l4.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/46699/eurygaster_testudinaria_imago_teneral.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/46698/eurygaster_testudinaria_imago.html<br /> Eurygaster,Eurygaster testudinaria,Geotagged,Heteroptera,Netherlands,Scutelleridae,nl: Gewone pantserwants" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/46701/eurygaster_testudinaria_l3.html" title="Eurygaster testudinaria L3"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3043/46701_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1718236810&Signature=2RxE5aUU5UUxoScwjV%2BzFTDhv68%3D" width="200" height="150" alt="Eurygaster testudinaria L3 Eurygaster testudinaria looks a lot like E.maura, but has the tylus sunken between the jugae, more pointed shoulders and somewhat different lengths of antennae segments. On the nymphs these characters are not applicable, so nymphs are virtually impossible to ID, unless raised to adulthood(!!)<br /> This image is part of a series from 2nd stage nymph to imago:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/46700/eurygaster_testudinaria_l2.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/46701/eurygaster_testudinaria_l3.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/46702/eurygaster_testudinaria_l4.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/46699/eurygaster_testudinaria_imago_teneral.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/46698/eurygaster_testudinaria_imago.html Eurygaster,Eurygaster testudinaria,Geotagged,Heteroptera,Netherlands,Scutelleridae,nl: Gewone pantserwants" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/46702/eurygaster_testudinaria_l4.html" title="Eurygaster testudinaria L4"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3043/46702_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1718236810&Signature=CWKnla5rvNQ%2BZoSpR18v66yYsiU%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="Eurygaster testudinaria L4 Eurygaster testudinaria looks a lot like E.maura, but has the tylus sunken between the jugae, more pointed shoulders and somewhat different lengths of antennae segments. On the nymphs these characters are not applicable, so nymphs are virtually impossible to ID, unless raised to adulthood(!!)<br /> This image is part of a series from 2nd stage nymph to imago:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/46700/eurygaster_testudinaria_l2.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/46701/eurygaster_testudinaria_l3.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/46702/eurygaster_testudinaria_l4.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/46699/eurygaster_testudinaria_imago_teneral.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/46698/eurygaster_testudinaria_imago.html Eurygaster,Eurygaster testudinaria,Geotagged,Heteroptera,Netherlands,Scutelleridae,nl: Gewone pantserwants" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/46699/eurygaster_testudinaria_imago_teneral.html" title="Eurygaster testudinaria imago teneral"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3043/46699_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1718236810&Signature=66FGK40C5BfRKT8P%2B768o8WXYj8%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="Eurygaster testudinaria imago teneral Eurygaster testudinaria looks a lot like E.maura, but has the tylus sunken between the jugae, more pointed shoulders and somewhat different lengths of antennae segments. On the nymphs these characters are not applicable, so nymphs are virtually impossible to ID, unless raised to adulthood(!!)<br /> This image is part of a series from 2nd stage nymph to imago:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/46700/eurygaster_testudinaria_l2.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/46701/eurygaster_testudinaria_l3.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/46702/eurygaster_testudinaria_l4.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/46699/eurygaster_testudinaria_imago_teneral.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/46698/eurygaster_testudinaria_imago.html Eurygaster,Eurygaster testudinaria,Geotagged,Heteroptera,Netherlands,Scutelleridae,nl: Gewone pantserwants" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/46698/eurygaster_testudinaria_imago.html" title="Eurygaster testudinaria imago"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3043/46698_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1718236810&Signature=KO%2Fg6Z08LlRI%2FxLqtf59%2BmCuMOg%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="Eurygaster testudinaria imago Eurygaster testudinaria looks a lot like E.maura, but has the tylus sunken between the jugae, more pointed shoulders and somewhat different lengths of antennae segments. On the nymphs these characters are not applicable, so nymphs are virtually impossible to ID, unless raised to adulthood(!!)<br /> This image is part of a series from 2nd stage nymph to imago:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/46700/eurygaster_testudinaria_l2.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/46701/eurygaster_testudinaria_l3.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/46702/eurygaster_testudinaria_l4.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/46699/eurygaster_testudinaria_imago_teneral.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/46698/eurygaster_testudinaria_imago.html Eurygaster,Eurygaster testudinaria,Geotagged,Heteroptera,Netherlands,Scutelleridae,nl: Gewone pantserwants" /></a></figure> Eurygaster,Eurygaster testudinaria,Geotagged,Heteroptera,Netherlands,Scutelleridae,nl: Gewone pantserwants Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Eurygaster testudinaria imago

Eurygaster testudinaria looks a lot like E.maura, but has the tylus sunken between the jugae, more pointed shoulders and somewhat different lengths of antennae segments. On the nymphs these characters are not applicable, so nymphs are virtually impossible to ID, unless raised to adulthood(!!)
This image is part of a series from 2nd stage nymph to imago:

Eurygaster testudinaria L2 Eurygaster testudinaria looks a lot like E.maura, but has the tylus sunken between the jugae, more pointed shoulders and somewhat different lengths of antennae segments. On the nymphs these characters are not applicable, so nymphs are virtually impossible to ID, unless raised to adulthood(!!)<br /> This image is part of a series from 2nd stage nymph to imago:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/46700/eurygaster_testudinaria_l2.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/46701/eurygaster_testudinaria_l3.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/46702/eurygaster_testudinaria_l4.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/46699/eurygaster_testudinaria_imago_teneral.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/46698/eurygaster_testudinaria_imago.html<br /> Eurygaster,Eurygaster testudinaria,Geotagged,Heteroptera,Netherlands,Scutelleridae,nl: Gewone pantserwants

Eurygaster testudinaria L3 Eurygaster testudinaria looks a lot like E.maura, but has the tylus sunken between the jugae, more pointed shoulders and somewhat different lengths of antennae segments. On the nymphs these characters are not applicable, so nymphs are virtually impossible to ID, unless raised to adulthood(!!)<br /> This image is part of a series from 2nd stage nymph to imago:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/46700/eurygaster_testudinaria_l2.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/46701/eurygaster_testudinaria_l3.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/46702/eurygaster_testudinaria_l4.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/46699/eurygaster_testudinaria_imago_teneral.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/46698/eurygaster_testudinaria_imago.html Eurygaster,Eurygaster testudinaria,Geotagged,Heteroptera,Netherlands,Scutelleridae,nl: Gewone pantserwants

Eurygaster testudinaria L4 Eurygaster testudinaria looks a lot like E.maura, but has the tylus sunken between the jugae, more pointed shoulders and somewhat different lengths of antennae segments. On the nymphs these characters are not applicable, so nymphs are virtually impossible to ID, unless raised to adulthood(!!)<br /> This image is part of a series from 2nd stage nymph to imago:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/46700/eurygaster_testudinaria_l2.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/46701/eurygaster_testudinaria_l3.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/46702/eurygaster_testudinaria_l4.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/46699/eurygaster_testudinaria_imago_teneral.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/46698/eurygaster_testudinaria_imago.html Eurygaster,Eurygaster testudinaria,Geotagged,Heteroptera,Netherlands,Scutelleridae,nl: Gewone pantserwants

Eurygaster testudinaria imago teneral Eurygaster testudinaria looks a lot like E.maura, but has the tylus sunken between the jugae, more pointed shoulders and somewhat different lengths of antennae segments. On the nymphs these characters are not applicable, so nymphs are virtually impossible to ID, unless raised to adulthood(!!)<br /> This image is part of a series from 2nd stage nymph to imago:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/46700/eurygaster_testudinaria_l2.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/46701/eurygaster_testudinaria_l3.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/46702/eurygaster_testudinaria_l4.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/46699/eurygaster_testudinaria_imago_teneral.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/46698/eurygaster_testudinaria_imago.html Eurygaster,Eurygaster testudinaria,Geotagged,Heteroptera,Netherlands,Scutelleridae,nl: Gewone pantserwants

Eurygaster testudinaria imago Eurygaster testudinaria looks a lot like E.maura, but has the tylus sunken between the jugae, more pointed shoulders and somewhat different lengths of antennae segments. On the nymphs these characters are not applicable, so nymphs are virtually impossible to ID, unless raised to adulthood(!!)<br /> This image is part of a series from 2nd stage nymph to imago:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/46700/eurygaster_testudinaria_l2.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/46701/eurygaster_testudinaria_l3.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/46702/eurygaster_testudinaria_l4.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/46699/eurygaster_testudinaria_imago_teneral.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/46698/eurygaster_testudinaria_imago.html Eurygaster,Eurygaster testudinaria,Geotagged,Heteroptera,Netherlands,Scutelleridae,nl: Gewone pantserwants

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    Just for the sake of fun I like to point you to this member:

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    From Australia, absolutely obsessed with describing bugs and beetles in great detail. I'm thinking you may like his work and the attention to detail.     Posted 7 years ago, modified 7 years ago

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''Eurygaster testudinaria'' is a Palearctic shieldbug. It occurs in Europe from the Northern Mediterranean to southern Scandinavia, and East through Central Asia to northern China and Japan.

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Uploaded Nov 22, 2016. Captured in Hasselerbaan, 7558 Hengelo, Netherlands.
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