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Carpocoris mediterraneus
Mediterranean shield bug (Carpocoris mediterraneous) mating pairs on mullein (Verbascum sp.).
Rocky meadow near oak forest.
Carpocoris mediterraneus Tamanini, 1958, synonymized with Carpocoris fuscispinus (Boheman, 1851) by Ribes et al. (2007), is restored to the species level (2013). Carpocoris is a difficult (to distinguish between different species) genus. The article of the third link provides a detailed identification key.
Spotted on Jun 25, 2016
Submitted on Jul 2, 2016
4 Comments
What a beautiful bug!
Thank you Pradeep
Beautiful series!
Thanks for your comment Polilla!