A Shieldbacked Pine Seed Bug in Prince George's Co., Maryland (3/29/2020). Verified by J.E. Eger/BugGuide.

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Shieldbacked Pine Seed Bug in Worcester Co., Maryland (10/12/2024). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 1192286 - Psn: 32)

Shieldbacked Pine Seed Bug in Worcester Co., Maryland (10/12/2024). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Shieldbacked Pine Seed Bug in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (6/27/2020). (c) janekostenko, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 196367 - Psn: 52)

Shieldbacked Pine Seed Bug in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (6/27/2020). (c) janekostenko, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Shieldbacked Pine Seed Bug in Calvert Co., Maryland (11/26/2020). (c) Benji Beluga, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 340182 - Psn: 52)

Shieldbacked Pine Seed Bug in Calvert Co., Maryland (11/26/2020). (c) Benji Beluga, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Shieldbacked Pine Seed Bug in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (6/27/2020). (c) janekostenko, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Shieldbacked Pine Seed Bug in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (10/15/2020). (c) swindsor, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 340343 - Psn: 62)

Shieldbacked Pine Seed Bug in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (10/15/2020). (c) swindsor, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Shieldbacked Pine Seed Bug in Allegany Co., Maryland (6/3/2023). (c) digby-rob, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 1192733 - Psn: 75)

Shieldbacked Pine Seed Bug in Allegany Co., Maryland (6/3/2023). (c) digby-rob, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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8-14 bright green eggs are are laid in two alternate rows on pine needles or in a random group on a cone; one generation per year; overwinters as adult in leaf litter, becoming active again in late spring or early summer. Nymphs and adults feed on seeds of pines. (BugGuide)

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A Shieldbacked Pine Seed Bug in Prince George's Co., Maryland (3/29/2020). Verified by J.E. Eger/BugGuide. View Record Details Media by Barbara Thurlow.

Shieldbacked Pine Seed Bug in Worcester Co., Maryland (10/12/2024). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Frode Jacobsen.

Shieldbacked Pine Seed Bug in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (6/27/2020). (c) janekostenko, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Jane Kostenko.

Shieldbacked Pine Seed Bug in Calvert Co., Maryland (11/26/2020). (c) Benji Beluga, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Ben Springer.

Shieldbacked Pine Seed Bug in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (6/27/2020). (c) janekostenko, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Jane Kostenko.

Shieldbacked Pine Seed Bug in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (10/15/2020). (c) swindsor, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by swindsor via iNaturalist.

Shieldbacked Pine Seed Bug in Allegany Co., Maryland (6/3/2023). (c) digby-rob, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by digby-rob via iNaturalist.