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Shield-bug
Carpocoris sp
46.2468, 6.08401
Field Notes
Description:
This shield-bug is a bit short of 15mm in total length; with reddish-brown body color. The pronotum angles are black, the tip of scutellum more yellow-orange. It also sports black antennae and orange legs.
Habitat:
Seen on a vegetation close to stream near an agricultural field; the field itself adjoining the marshes of Mategnin-les-Fontaines; on Franco-Swiss border, suburbs of Geneva.
Notes:
The species of this genus may be difficult to differentiate; reportedly each species can show a variety of colors, and other characteristics may be rather similar. Here, I thought of C. pudicus, C. purpureipennis, C. fuscispinus and C. mediterraneus; to me it looks most like the latest (C. mediterraneus) but the range does not fit...
Reference Links:
Carpocoris - Wikipedia
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PublishedAugust 31, 2018
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