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Red Body, Green Head (Florida Predatory Stink Bug)

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Florida Predatory Stink Bug
by: Moni

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Those are the nymphal or young stage of the Fl predatory stink bugs or also called Halloween bugs on that screen. They are "good" bugs as they feed on other insect pests like caterpillars, leaf beetles and planthoppers. Both nymphs and adults feed on insects.
They are just found in the SE US - north to PA thru MO.
They are known for their metallic blue/green thorax with red abdomens. The adults look similar.
The nymphs are known to congregate together...sometimes this is to work together on a food insect. Otherwise they sometimes are found together at night.
Here are more photos of the adults and nymphs -http://bugguide.net/node/view/2716/bgimage.

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