Red on Red, Pt. 3 - _TNY_5078
Quite appropriately this red-legged shield bug (Pentatoma rufipes), also known as the forest bug, chose to stay on the red wall of the house.
Pt. 1 here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/46721585354/ is the very same specimen as this, but part 2 here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/47682551712/ 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. 3 - _TNY_5078
Quite appropriately this red-legged shield bug (Pentatoma rufipes), also known as the forest bug, chose to stay on the red wall of the house.
Pt. 1 here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/46721585354/ is the very same specimen as this, but part 2 here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/47682551712/ 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/