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Cantao ocellatus

Minibeast photographs and field observations.

Species notes

About Cantao ocellatus

Cantao ocellatus (also recorded as ocellated shield bug) is an accepted species in the family Scutelleridae, within the order Hemiptera. True bugs are hemipterans with piercing-and-sucking mouthparts used to take in plant fluids or, in predatory species, animal prey.

Common name: ocellated shield bug
Family: Scutelleridae
Order: Hemiptera
Identification rank: Species

Taxonomy source: GBIF Backbone Taxonomy

Field photographs

Photo gallery

Cantao ocellatus — DSC02763 (14) — DSC02763 (14)

Cantao ocellatus — DSC03798 (13) — DSC03798 (13)

Cantao ocellatus — DSC04073 (11) — DSC04073 (11)

Cantao ocellatus — DSC04088 (11) — DSC04088 (11)

Cantao ocellatus — DSC04481 (13) — DSC04481 (13)

Cantao ocellatus — DSC07740 (14) — DSC07740 (14)

Cantao ocellatus — DSC07745 (14) — DSC07745 (14)

Cantao ocellatus — DSC07749 (14) — DSC07749 (14)

Cantao ocellatus — DSC07751 (14) — DSC07751 (14)

Cantao ocellatus — DSC07959 (12) — DSC07959 (12)

Cantao ocellatus — DSC08087 (15) — DSC08087 (15)

Cantao ocellatus — DSC08089 (15) — DSC08089 (15)

Cantao ocellatus — DSC08101 (15) — DSC08101 (15)

Cantao ocellatus — DSC08114 (15) — DSC08114 (15)

Cantao ocellatus — DSC08153 (12) — DSC08153 (12)

Cantao ocellatus — DSC09655 (12) — DSC09655 (12)

Cantao ocellatus — DSC09751 (12) — DSC09751 (12)

Cantao ocellatus — DSC09759 (12) — DSC09759 (12)

Cantao ocellatus — DSC09818 (12) — DSC09818 (12)