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Graphosoma lineatum italicum
Graphosoma lineatum is a species of shield bug in the family Pentatomidae. The date for the spotting is really the season here for the propagation of this species. Every few withering dogwood had a couple mating.
Meadowland
The bold red and black warning colours indicate that the insects are foul-tasting, protecting them from predators. The nymphs have no the red-black stripe pattern, they are mostly brownish or grayish.
Spotted on Jun 20, 2013
Submitted on Jul 1, 2013
![[Graphosoma semipunctatum]](https://lh3.ggpht.com/N5NkOgwODo7NFtnNBJxSLl8KaWyzyCMXEl3QaVEc9DnDShPEf4YDvZCA4Ot_3KynVrTy_lwPXEE3CWNqASFV=s62-c)
![[Graphosoma lineatum]](https://lh5.ggpht.com/CICFKMultezx_b3Bpl85yvEzkdxW9_HsDKPzBo6zBQmbU-1lmkHtkVuLDOuFoh_aQlTdjvQjXTxT-H-9M0DZ=s62-c)
9 Comments
Thannk you for your comment Maria :)
Beautiful!
Nope, about to leave now! In 17 hours Ill be there... See ya!
Oh nice Italian bugs! Already in Africa sis?
Thank you Luis :) And Adarsha, you have a point, ha ha!
Great find Tiz!
Ha ha ha ! this one looks like USA flag :)
Lauren, thank you very much :)
Beautiful spotting and photos...