Red on Red, Pt. 2 - _TNY_5554
Quite appropriately this red-legged shield bug (Pentatoma rufipes) chose to stay on the red wall of the house.
Pt. 1 here was actually taken two weeks earlier, but I found one, possibly the same, in the exact same place.
Before looking like this, its adult form, the nymphs of this species have quite different colours. Have a look here to see what the final instar nymph looks like: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/36845383634/
Red on Red, Pt. 2 - _TNY_5554
Quite appropriately this red-legged shield bug (Pentatoma rufipes) chose to stay on the red wall of the house.
Pt. 1 here was actually taken two weeks earlier, but I found one, possibly the same, in the exact same place.
Before looking like this, its adult form, the nymphs of this species have quite different colours. Have a look here to see what the final instar nymph looks like: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/36845383634/