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Stink Bug inside a seed capsule of Calochortus fimbriatus - still there!

I found this little Stink Bug (Pentatomidae, Heteroptera, Hemiptera) inside a seed capsule of native Late-flowered Mariposa Lily (Calochortus fimbriatus) in the Liliaceae plant family today. What's remarkable is that I found what is maybe the same bug inside the same seed capsule in December, see this photo - and again November, see this photo! Now it does look quite different now, green instead of tan. My first thought was that it is teneral - just done with a molt - but I don't believe adult insects ever molt, so I can't explain the color change. I also can't guarantee that it's the same insect in all three photos, but it does look like a secure place to snuggle in for the long haul, with a food source right below in the form of seeds. Hah - like a dragon sitting on its hoard! One possibility for its identity is the Consperse Stink Bug (Euschistus conspersus). I'll check back on it again as winter continues. (San Marcos Pass, 26 January 2019)

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Uploaded on January 27, 2019
Taken on January 26, 2019