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Carpocoris mediterraneus
Carpocoris mediterraneus, a species of shield bug, on Jasione heldreichii flower.
Sandy beach in Chalkidiki (Greece).
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 5, 2016
Submitted on Jun 6, 2016
10 Comments
Thanks for your comment @cis-science-hawks40
Incredible
Thanks for your comment James.
Gorgeous. It's like a painting
Thanks Pradeep.
Beautiful bug!
Thank you Neil.
Wow, what a beauty! Great spotting, Kostas.
Yes indeed it is a bug with beautiful colors! Thanks for the comment @Diaz José Miguel.
nice colors