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Graphosoma lineatum
Graphosoma lineatum is a species of shield bug in the family Pentatomidae. It is also known as the Italian Striped-Bug and Minstrel Bug. It is often found on the flowers of the Greater Pignut, Bunium bulbocastanum, as shown in the photograph. The bold red and black warning colours (aposematism) indicate that the insects are foul-tasting. The insects are common across Southern Europe. (Wiki)
First seen in Denmark in 1992, so quite a new species here.
Spotted on Jun 1, 2008
Submitted on Jan 7, 2012
![[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)
2 Comments
Hehe I didn't even notice :)
Thank you António :)
i thougth i maked a like on this one,but now i see that in the rush of the msg's streem i forgot of making the like,justice is made :)
very nice spotting and commented on google as a example of this species,very weel done Jeannette :)