Insects › Plataspidae
Kudzu Bug
Megacopta cribraria
10,514 observations in the source records
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
What the records say
- 10,514 observations are recorded in the imported source snapshot. Observation source
Easily confused with
Japanese Common StinkbugMegacopta punctatissima
Gold-specked ScutelleridDiolcus chrysorrhoeus
Asian Lady BeetleHarmonia axyridis
Stethaulax marmorata
Ascra bifida
Phyllomegacopta majuscula
Megacopta horvathi
Yellow Poplar WeevilOdontopus calceatus
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 6,989 |
|---|---|
| North Carolina | 1,900 |
| Georgia | 1,309 |
| Alabama | 941 |
| Tennessee | 780 |
| South Carolina | 775 |
| Virginia | 510 |
| China | 331 |
| Maryland | 274 |
| District of Columbia | 256 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Physical
- ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropods · Arthropoda |
| Class | Insects · Insecta |
| Order | True Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, and allies · Hemiptera |
| Family | Plataspidae |
| Genus | Megacopta |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Kudzu Bug with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.