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Zhanna_G Olyphant, PA Jul 12, 2020

Can anyone help identify this beetle? It was found today along the edge of a field in northeastern Pennsylvania.

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Flapdoodle Minot, ND Jul 12, 2020

Not a beetle; it's a nymph of a stink bug (Hemiptera/Heteroptera: Pentatomidae); namely Stiretrus anchorago, known as the anchor stink bug - https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/261458-Stiretrus-anchorago/browse_photos
This is a predatory species, feeding on many other insects.

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Zhanna_G Olyphant, PA Jul 13, 2020

Thank you! That explains why we couldn't find it when searching for beetles.

Can you recommend a good insect guide for the Northeast?

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Flapdoodle Minot, ND Jul 13, 2020

I can definitely recommend the first two on this list - https://davyandtracy.com/garden/best-insect-field-guides-north-america/

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Zhanna_G Olyphant, PA Jul 14, 2020

They look perfect. Thank you again!

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