Hi there - good to see more Carpocoris from your area :o)
With this image you have a note stating : "oviposture on Dipsacus comosus. A few plants had the same kind of oviposture, and the same bug species"
Was that in the same location as this one?
The plain brownish bug in this image is of the colour form that we discussed previously and that would leave some room for doubt concerning fuscispinus, but as with the last one I think the shape of the pronotum is clearly more indicative of mediterraneus (I think you can name it so). Especially if the other recent posts are from the same location, that would make the assumption even stronger. Just for reference, here is the old discussion:
The imago in the image below is clearly mediterraneus atlanticus and the eggs have the general appearance of Carpocoris eggs too, so it's probably safe to assume these belong to the same species:
Very, very strictly speaking, just the eggs by themselves would be iffy to identify as species in other genera may have quite similar looking eggs (Dolycoris to name but one).
The image below shows freshly hatched 1st instar Carpocoris nymphs, still sitting on their egg shells. No doubt about the genus here, so even safer to assume that these would belong to the same species as the adults nearby :o)
Posted 8 years ago, modified 8 years ago
Yes, on the same place, a few meters apart from each other. I'll go back here later with some more doubts and some more Calocoris ;) Nearby Asteraceae are full ;) Thanks, Arp!
Posted 8 years ago, modified 8 years ago
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With this image
Was that in the same location as this one?
The plain brownish bug in this image is of the colour form that we discussed previously and that would leave some room for doubt concerning fuscispinus, but as with the last one I think the shape of the pronotum is clearly more indicative of mediterraneus (I think you can name it so). Especially if the other recent posts are from the same location, that would make the assumption even stronger. Just for reference, here is the old discussion:
The imago in the image below is clearly mediterraneus atlanticus and the eggs have the general appearance of Carpocoris eggs too, so it's probably safe to assume these belong to the same species:
Very, very strictly speaking, just the eggs by themselves would be iffy to identify as species in other genera may have quite similar looking eggs (Dolycoris to name but one).
The image below shows freshly hatched 1st instar Carpocoris nymphs, still sitting on their egg shells. No doubt about the genus here, so even safer to assume that these would belong to the same species as the adults nearby :o)