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 [Heteroptera] Piezodorus lituratus
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| crex |
Posted on 02-11-2006 00:04
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 Member Location: Sweden Posts: 1996 Joined: 22.05.06 |
Is this a larva from a Pentatomidae sp? Found just north of Stockholm, Sweden 2006-08-09. The size, I'm guessing 8 mm ... Don't know the name of the plant. If it's possible to id to species level I'd be thrilled 
crex attached the following image:  [115.27Kb] Edited by crex on 17-11-2006 09:04 |
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| kitenet |
Posted on 03-11-2006 23:36
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 Member Location: Buckinghamshire, UK Posts: 118 Joined: 04.05.06 |
If I found this in the UK I'd say it was Piezodorus lituratus (Gorse Shieldbug ). Martin Martin Harvey |
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| crex |
Posted on 04-11-2006 00:13
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Member Location: Sweden Posts: 1996 Joined: 22.05.06 |
Thanx again Martin! It's difficult when these bugs change appearances so much. There aren't that many photos of Heteroptera larva either. One question. I thought (=I read somewhere) that Piezodorus literatus always has red antenna!? This one's not really red, but that is perhaps not always the case? |
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| kitenet |
Posted on 04-11-2006 00:56
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Member Location: Buckinghamshire, UK Posts: 118 Joined: 04.05.06 |
I think the antennae are red/pink in the adults, but darker in the larvae, judging by the photos I've seen in books and on websites. In Roger Hawkins's "Shieldbugs of Surrey" he says the larvae have antennae that are "black, or partly reddish". Martin Martin Harvey |
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| crex |
Posted on 04-11-2006 11:13
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Member Location: Sweden Posts: 1996 Joined: 22.05.06 |
Ok, thanks once again! |
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| Andre Jas |
Posted on 04-11-2006 15:07
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 Member Location: Georgsdorf, Germany Posts: 485 Joined: 04.10.04 |
Hi, Are you shure Martin. I always look at Frank's site (http://www.koleop...index.html and then Pentatomorpha III) first and it looks different to me, but I'm no expert. Maybe Frank can comment? Andr? Jas |
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| kitenet |
Posted on 04-11-2006 19:27
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Member Location: Buckinghamshire, UK Posts: 118 Joined: 04.05.06 |
Well, I'm rarely absolutely certain about identifying an insect ! However, this photo matches others I've seen in the UK for P. lituratus. The ones on www.koleopterologie.de/heteroptera are certainly much greener, but the larvae do vary in colour quite a lot.Martin Martin Harvey |
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