Brachyplatys subaeneus
[Shield Bug]
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Classification: | Phylum: Arthropoda | Class: Insecta | Order: Hemiptera | Family: Plataspididae | Genus: Brachyplatys |

This bug looks very much like a beetle. Its host plant is the Mile-a-minute Vine (Mikania micrantha).

Nymph
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