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Red-legged Shieldbug

P⁠entatoma rufipes

Photo by arne.roysland
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Field Notes

Description:

The bug can reach a length of 11–14 mm. They show red-orange markings at the tip of their scutella. The legs are usually red-brown. Its distinguishing characteristic is a pair of projections extending forward from the shoulders at the front of its dorsal thorax.

Habitat:

On the terace in a garden.

Notes:

Norwegian name: R⁠ødfottege

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