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Body length 10mm. Pinkish colour with yellow-grey scutellum. Yellow dot prominent at lower corner of scutellum. Red and black striped antenna. Likely a nymph shield (stink) bug.
Vegetable garden. Resting on a flowering shrub.
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Looks like this shield bug belongs to Genus: Dolycoris. This spotting probably is the species found in Africa - Dolycoris numidicus, not sure though.
http://toutunmondedansmonjardin.perso.ne...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolycoris