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Red Shield Bug

Carpocoris mediterraneus

Description:

Not sure if this is another species or the nymph of one of the 2 regular Graphosoma species we get here.
It appears slightly bigger than the G semipunctatum/lineatum.

Habitat:

Limestone outcrop in foothills of los Serranos mountains.

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2 Comments

Thanks tmvdh, I think I found it here: http://www.iberia-natur.com/en/insekten/... though mine looks like the pattern has worn away.

tmvdh
tmvdh 7 years ago

Hi Malcolm, it is definitely another species - and it is an adult, not a nymph.

Comunitat Valenciana, Spain

Spotted on Oct 10, 2016
Submitted on Oct 10, 2016

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