Spotted Shield Bug

They are certainly related, Gilma.

Love this insect, a very handsome fellow! But, since he is not a beetle, would you remove it from the Beetles of Costa Rica Mission? Please continue to add your beetles though...

Thank you all for the interest in this cute bug.

Hi bayucca - just sent you the PDF. Have a look at your inbox ;-)

Cool!! I would like a PDF from your paper!

Yeah, it's Pachycoris torridus - a very polymorphic species. Just published a paper about it.

Fantastic pic!

Gilma Bayucca is correct... and this Shield Bug is already appeared on Project Noah...!!

Thank you, LaurenZarate, bayucca and YukoChartraw.

Beautiful! I love the matte body with the beautiful metallic blue legs!

Certainly NOT silly you, Lauren! Scutelleridae is also a family which I forget most of the time it exists as well...

Yes, Bayucca, you are right about the Family, silly me.

Thank you Atul, LaurenZarate and bayucca.

Shield Bug is correct, but it is another family: Scutelleridae and most probably Pachycoris torridus.

Beautiful picture and colors! This is a Shield bug of the Hemipteran Family Pentatomidae.

Lovely :)

Thank you, RiekoS, I am hoping for an ID this time, all my beetles are hard to ID!?

Beautiful spotting.