Beautiful bug with raindrops - Banasa dimidiata, Pentatomidae
I found this beautiful "Stink Bug" in the family Pentatomidae of the Heteroptera, Hemiptera huddled under a new leaflet of native Wild Sweetpea (Lathyrus vestitus, Fabaceae) during a shower this morning - with raindrops. I believe it is species Banasa dimidiata, and it has gorgeous colors - here magnified in places by the rain drops. These bugs look almost too pretty to be native, but apparently they are. I've seen one before, see this photo from December 2015. I got this photo in the morning, then I got another photo in the afternoon when I got back from my walk - see my [Next] photo. (San Marcos Pass, 4 February 2019)
Beautiful bug with raindrops - Banasa dimidiata, Pentatomidae
I found this beautiful "Stink Bug" in the family Pentatomidae of the Heteroptera, Hemiptera huddled under a new leaflet of native Wild Sweetpea (Lathyrus vestitus, Fabaceae) during a shower this morning - with raindrops. I believe it is species Banasa dimidiata, and it has gorgeous colors - here magnified in places by the rain drops. These bugs look almost too pretty to be native, but apparently they are. I've seen one before, see this photo from December 2015. I got this photo in the morning, then I got another photo in the afternoon when I got back from my walk - see my [Next] photo. (San Marcos Pass, 4 February 2019)