CLOSED: Black & gold beetle

Sarahskeeper Brockton, MA(Zone 6a) Aug 02, 2008

I thought it was a swamp milkweed beetle at first but it's not.
It's about 3/8 inch in size.
Thanks.
Andy P

Sarahskeeper Brockton, MA(Zone 6a) Aug 02, 2008

It showed it's tummy, colorful.
Andy P

DonnaB Vancleave, MS(Zone 8b) Aug 02, 2008

very beautiful Andy what ever kind it is

claypa West Pottsgrove, PA(Zone 6b) Aug 02, 2008

Hi Andy, that's a Harlequin Stink Bug Murgantia histronica, not a beetle. More great pictures!

kennedyh Churchill, Victoria, Australia(Zone 10a) Aug 02, 2008

That is not a beetle, but a true bug, a stink bug. It is the Harlequin Bug - Murgantia histrionica: http://bugguide.net/node/view/557/bgimage

Please add your images of this bug to our BugFiles page here: http://davesgarden.com/guides/bf/go/807/

Kennedy

Sarahskeeper Brockton, MA(Zone 6a) Aug 02, 2008

Done, Kennedy.
Thank you all.

trackinsand mid central, FL(Zone 9a) Aug 02, 2008

superb photos, as always, andy!

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