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Mottled Shieldbug - top view, Heesch, Netherlands Found in our garden about a month ago. It has pretty pale colors compared to how I normally find this species. <br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/67513/mottled_shieldbug_-_side_view_heesch_netherlands.html" title="Mottled Shieldbug - side view, Heesch, Netherlands"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/67513_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=OWv2T7lMabhDoBO8cU3dxp0HvOQ%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="Mottled Shieldbug - side view, Heesch, Netherlands Found in our garden about a month ago. It has pretty pale colors compared to how I normally find this species<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/67515/sloe_bug_-_top_view_heesch_netherlands.html<br /> Edit (Arp): This was referring to Dolycoris baccarum Europe,Heesch,Mottled Shieldbug,Netherlands,Rhaphigaster nebulosa,World" /></a></figure><br /> Edit (Arp): This was referring to Dolycoris baccarum Europe,Heesch,Mottled Shieldbug,Netherlands,Rhaphigaster nebulosa,World Click/tap to enlarge

Mottled Shieldbug - top view, Heesch, Netherlands

Found in our garden about a month ago. It has pretty pale colors compared to how I normally find this species.

Mottled Shieldbug - side view, Heesch, Netherlands Found in our garden about a month ago. It has pretty pale colors compared to how I normally find this species<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/67515/sloe_bug_-_top_view_heesch_netherlands.html<br /> Edit (Arp): This was referring to Dolycoris baccarum Europe,Heesch,Mottled Shieldbug,Netherlands,Rhaphigaster nebulosa,World

Edit (Arp): This was referring to Dolycoris baccarum

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  1. View Pudding4brains's profile
    Pudding4brains
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    Hi Ferdy, just stumbled on this one ... the pretty pale colours (and different pattern on the antennae ;o) are because it is a different species. Not a Dolycoris but Rhaphigaster - I'll change the ID and tags. Cheers, Arp Posted 6 years ago
    1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
      Ferdy Christant
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      Well, oops! Thanks so much for the correction! Posted 6 years ago

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The Mottled Shieldbug

"Rhaphigaster nebulosa" is a European stink bug in the family Pentatomidae.

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Similar species: True Bugs
Species identified by Pudding4brains
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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded Oct 10, 2018. Captured Sep 8, 2018 15:15.
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  • NIKON D850
  • f/16.0
  • 1/60s
  • ISO64
  • 105mm