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Shield Bug (1 Viewer)

coaltit

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This shield bug I photographed this afternoon it was first seen in the garage at Home so I tryed to get some clear photo,s of it before releaseing it outdoors Their not the best pictures but hopefully the first one of them will Identify this shield Bug, I think it is picromerus bidens with the clear orange Spot on the back and as sharply pointed sides of pronotum as Against a similar shield bug the forest bug penatoma rufipes in a nature guide I,ve been looking at this bug shows square shoulders
If anyone knows more please could you leave a comment.
 

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It looks like Pentatoma rufipes to me. The spikes in Picromerus bidens are much more pointed.
Thank you for the feedback paul looking back again the spikes do look sharper in the guide book as opposed to the one I found but I think it was a first record For me either shieldbug would have been quite a big Insect as in relation to thee other shield bugs I,ve seen all the best coal tit.
 
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