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Shield Bug

Carpocoris purpureipennis

Photo by Jopy
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Description:

The color varies from purple to yellow-brown. It is found in most Europe.

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Comments (8)
injica
vidjela jučer dva, ali su bili u nekog graži, a ja polugola i u japankama po kiši :D pa sam odustala od slikanja!
Ozbird
Nice! I'm happy you've found it!:)
Jopy
Yesss! There's no need for specialist, I found the ID, Pieter! Thank you very much for your help :D
Ozbird
Yes, I really don't know. I'm also interested in knowing it because I like the bug:). Let's hope someone else on noah can identify it!
Jopy
I agree with you, your suggestion is only similar to this as I found...maybe it can be different colours (bugs are not my area)? the other one u suggested has different shape behind head...
Ozbird
Yes you're right. I'm not sure neither, it was the only similar I could find in my book. But maybe it's this one? It's definitely a shield bug, I think we need a specialist here:) http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Elasmucha_ferrugata
Jopy
I looked your suggestion, it's very similar. I don't know for sure, how about its colour? my bug is orange and has some brown markings on the back.
Ozbird
Could it be a forest bug, pentatoma rufipes? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forest_bug http://www.google.be/imgres?imgurl=http://www.naturephoto-cz.com/photos/krasensky/pentatoma-rufipes-0019.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.naturephoto-cz.com/pentatoma-rufipes-photo_lat-4211.html&h=412&w=550&sz=115&tbnid=FFnJnaplz7-5HM:&tbnh=98&tbnw=131&zoom=1&usg=__TaENZb4alw2CQN8Qwpt_44kNoeI=&docid=LesQ8yQWXxZHGM&sa=X&ei=jsm0UdWZO6H80QW99oD4DA&ved=0CDUQ9QEwAg&dur=1067

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PublishedMay 21, 2013

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