High-vis Markings - _TNY_1967
The forest bug (Pentatoma rufipes), is also known as the re-legged shieldbug. But since this one on my finger is not the adult form, but the fifth and final instar stage, it hasn't gotten the red legs just yet.
What it *does* have is a gorgeous shimmering blueish-green colour which the adult lacks. Both sport that yellow-spotted edge on the back which makes me think of black-and-yellow warning tape.
Compare it to the adult form here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/53874095743/
High-vis Markings - _TNY_1967
The forest bug (Pentatoma rufipes), is also known as the re-legged shieldbug. But since this one on my finger is not the adult form, but the fifth and final instar stage, it hasn't gotten the red legs just yet.
What it *does* have is a gorgeous shimmering blueish-green colour which the adult lacks. Both sport that yellow-spotted edge on the back which makes me think of black-and-yellow warning tape.
Compare it to the adult form here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/53874095743/