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Lupine Bug
Megalotomus quinquespinosus
28 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.
Easily confused with
Paraxenetus guttulatus
Spot-winged Broad-headed BugBurtinus notatipennis
White-margined AlydidAlydus pilosulus
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis
Ring-horned Assassin BugRocconota annulicornis
Four-spurred Assassin BugZelus tetracanthus
Texas Bow-legged BugHyalymenus tarsatus
Riptortus pedestris
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 2,617 |
|---|---|
| Canada | 986 |
| Ontario | 481 |
| Massachusetts | 214 |
| Virginia | 203 |
| New York | 193 |
| British Columbia | 183 |
| Texas | 173 |
| Maryland | 164 |
| Michigan | 163 |
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 | Broad-headed Bugs · Alydidae |
| Genus | Megalotomus |
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 Lupine Bug with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.