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Stripped Shield Bug
Graphosoma lineatum italicum
45.7223, 4.82194
Field Notes
Description:
Also known as Italian Stripped Bug or Minstrel Bug.
A very common Shield bug. About 10 to 12 mm long, with large oval shaped shield. Shield stripped black and bright red. Front red with oval black spots.
Black-legged, indicating sub-species G.l. italicum.
Habitat:
Found in an open space in the park Gerland, on the banks of river Rhone in Lyon France. It was observed on some plant from the family Apiaceae; in the part of the park that was left unkempt on purpose, as a natural meadow.
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Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedMay 7, 2015
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