Stink Bug on a Wild Blackberry leaf
This is a nickle-size Stink Bug in the family Pentatomidae of the Heteroptera, Hemiptera on a leaf of Wild Blackberry (Rubus ursinus, Rosaceae). This one has five-segment antennae unlike the four-segment antennae of the bug in this photo, hence the family name Penta-tomidae. There are many different kinds, but one possibility for its identity is the Consperse Stink Bug (Euschistus conspersus). It's curious that this one looks like the bug I found sitting in a seed capsule of native Late-flowered Mariposa Lily (Calochortus fimbriatus, Liliaceae), see this photo from last November. It seemed to be spending the winter in this seed pod, but along the way it changed color from brown to green, see this photo from February! Well, it either changed color or another one took its place. It finally disappeared a couple of weeks ago. (San Marcos Pass, 16 March 2019)
Stink Bug on a Wild Blackberry leaf
This is a nickle-size Stink Bug in the family Pentatomidae of the Heteroptera, Hemiptera on a leaf of Wild Blackberry (Rubus ursinus, Rosaceae). This one has five-segment antennae unlike the four-segment antennae of the bug in this photo, hence the family name Penta-tomidae. There are many different kinds, but one possibility for its identity is the Consperse Stink Bug (Euschistus conspersus). It's curious that this one looks like the bug I found sitting in a seed capsule of native Late-flowered Mariposa Lily (Calochortus fimbriatus, Liliaceae), see this photo from last November. It seemed to be spending the winter in this seed pod, but along the way it changed color from brown to green, see this photo from February! Well, it either changed color or another one took its place. It finally disappeared a couple of weeks ago. (San Marcos Pass, 16 March 2019)