Shield bug ID

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Chris Jackson
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Shield bug ID

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Can somebody ID this bug from the South of France please ? (what kind of shield bug ?)
shield bug (2).JPG
shield bug (1).JPG
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Mikhail
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Re: Shield bug ID

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It's a Carpocoris species. Seehttp://hemiptera.free.fr/Carpocoris_France_Mouquet.pdf, and the best of luck.

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Chris Jackson
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Re: Shield bug ID

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Thanks Mikhail,
I had already googled it and I dont think I would have found it by myself.
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