Mattiphus Shield Bug

Thanks for your comment Bo! :-)

the color of the backdrop just goes with the beetle so well nice shot

Thank you again Agnes! :-)

Yes, you can imagine how delighted I was when another one dropped by for a visit 3 months later: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/750...

:-)

Fabulous marking and colours!

Thanks, my pleasure! :-)

Beautiful shot , thanks for sharing.

@Nicole: am pretty gobsmacked at "the variety of critters" here... Mind you I shouldn't be so surprised - in this tropical climate EVERYthing grows!

Thanks Dangermouse! I'm just so glad this little chap dropped by for a visit! :-)

The colouring on this fellar is fantastic! Great shot. :)

I can imagine, Ann!
I miss the variety of critters in Korea (or even Europe)
:)

Nicole, on the Wonder-Scale of 1-10, I was pretty close to a 10 when I saw this one, I can tell you! :-) Like the most exquisite piece of jewellery I'd ever seen... AND it was a living creature...

Very close

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parent_bug

OK, this one beats anything in the 'contest'!
Whoa!
Look at those colours!
Awesome macro!

Maybe a different species but belongs to the same genus?

Ashish, the color of the legs is different than most of the photos I've seen too, but then there's color variation between moults. Here's the best page I've found for photos of P. rubens, which is still only speculation on my part : http://www.natureloveyou.sg/Dillenia%20s...

Peter actually I was confused with this bug's whitish legs..!!

Euschistus sp. is endemic to North America. It makes more sense for this to be a Pycanum rubens since it was spotted in the Philippines.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Pycanu...

I feel its kind of Euschistus sp.

*Shield bug

Ashish, Lori has already been gracious enough to provide not only the genus but also the species name. Please be mindful of this when rushing to suggest a generic common name. There are over 7000 species of stink bugs in the Pentatomoidea superfamily.

Thanks so much lori.tas and AshishNimkar!

'Stink bug' as a name really doesn't do him justice somehow (though it's handy to know about his method of defense)... Think I'll remember him as 'Sheild bug' :-)

Stink bug

I think you may have a just moulted Pycanum rubens.

Thank YOU for cofounding ProjectNoah!!!

Yes, I'm so impressed by this beetle's colours. If a person can be in love with a bug - that's how I feel right now!