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Shield bug ID

Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2014 11:18 am
by Chris Jackson
Can somebody ID this bug from the South of France please ? (what kind of shield bug ?)
shield bug (2).JPG
shield bug (1).JPG
Cheers, Chris

Re: Shield bug ID

Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2014 6:38 am
by Mikhail
It's a Carpocoris species. Seehttp://hemiptera.free.fr/Carpocoris_France_Mouquet.pdf, and the best of luck.

M.

Re: Shield bug ID

Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2014 7:17 am
by Chris Jackson
Thanks Mikhail,
I had already googled it and I dont think I would have found it by myself.
Cheers, Chris