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Carpocoris mediterraneus atlanticus w. eggs Pentatomidae oviposture on Dipsacus comosus. A few plants had the same kind of oviposture, and the same bug species.<br /> The adult in this photo is Carpocoris mediterraneus atlanticus and the eggs look perfect for Carpocoris, so it is fairly safe to assume these belong to the same species.<br /> See discussion with this photo:<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/53080/carpocoris_mediterraneus_atlanticus_-_yellow.html" title="Carpocoris mediterraneus atlanticus - yellow"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2527/53080_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=10rjEVqX6TBUssrZEtIdGIgcH5A%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="Carpocoris mediterraneus atlanticus - yellow Carpocoris mediterraneus atlanticus - see discussion in comment below<br /> Oviposture on Scolymus hispanicus:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/53079/dsc_6068.html Arthropoda,Carpocoris,Carpocoris mediterraneus,Carpocoris mediterraneus atlanticus,Geotagged,Heteroptera,Portugal,Red Shield Bug,Summer,biodiversity,bug,hemiptera,insect,pentatomidae" /></a></figure> Arthropoda,Carpocoris,Carpocoris mediterraneus,Carpocoris mediterraneus atlanticus,Eggs,Heteroptera,Portugal,Red Shield Bug,biodiversity,bug,hemiptera,insect,insecta,insects,pentatomidae,summer Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Carpocoris mediterraneus atlanticus w. eggs

Pentatomidae oviposture on Dipsacus comosus. A few plants had the same kind of oviposture, and the same bug species.
The adult in this photo is Carpocoris mediterraneus atlanticus and the eggs look perfect for Carpocoris, so it is fairly safe to assume these belong to the same species.
See discussion with this photo:

Carpocoris mediterraneus atlanticus - yellow Carpocoris mediterraneus atlanticus - see discussion in comment below<br /> Oviposture on Scolymus hispanicus:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/53079/dsc_6068.html Arthropoda,Carpocoris,Carpocoris mediterraneus,Carpocoris mediterraneus atlanticus,Geotagged,Heteroptera,Portugal,Red Shield Bug,Summer,biodiversity,bug,hemiptera,insect,pentatomidae

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The Red Shield Bug

Carpocoris mediterraneus, the Red shield bug, is a species of shield bug in the Pentatomidae family.

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Similar species: True Bugs
Species identified by Pudding4brains
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Uploaded Aug 14, 2017. Captured Aug 13, 2017 16:11.
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  • NIKON D7100
  • f/8.0
  • 1/400s
  • ISO160
  • 50mm

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