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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 :)

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If I found this in the UK I'd say it was Piezodorus lituratus (Gorse Shieldbug :)).

Martin

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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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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

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Ok, thanks once again!

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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?

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Well, I'm rarely absolutely certain about identifying an insect:D! 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