Tortoise Bug

Eurygaster testudinaria

''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.
Eurygaster testudinaria nymph, Heeswijk-Dinther, Netherlands Europe,Eurygaster testudinaria,Heeswijk-Dinther,Netherlands,World

Appearance

This species is very difficult to differentiate from ''Eurygaster maura'' but ''testudinaria'' has a slight central depression at the front of the head.Its colour similarly varies.
Eurygaster testudinaria - L4 4th stadium nymph of Eurygaster testudinaria Eurygaster,Eurygaster testudinaria,Heteroptera,Netherlands,Scutelleridae,nl: Gewone pantserwants

Food

''Eurygaster testudinaria'' feeds on Poaceae.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderHemiptera
FamilyScutelleridae
GenusEurygaster
SpeciesE. testudinaria
Photographed in
Netherlands