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bonitin Gent, Belgium(Zone 8a) Aug 02, 2007

I found this bug on a geranium; I looked in the BF in the family Pentatomidae but couldn't find an image of it.

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bonitin Gent, Belgium(Zone 8a) Aug 02, 2007

and this looks like an older brother of the same;

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claypa West Pottsgrove, PA(Zone 6b) Aug 02, 2007

I think it's in Reduviidae or Coreidae, not Pentatomidae - still looking! There's a very good chance it's not in BF, too.

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wallaby1 Lincoln, United Kingdom(Zone 8a) Aug 02, 2007

This one looks like the Dock Leaf Bug, Coreus marginatus,


http://www.gardensafari.net/english/shieldbugs.htm

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claypa West Pottsgrove, PA(Zone 6b) Aug 02, 2007

oops, it surely does

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bonitin Gent, Belgium(Zone 8a) Aug 02, 2007

Thanks, that's definitely the one Wallaby! Very interesting that 'Garden Safari' site! I'll add it to the BF.

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kennedyh Churchill, Victoria, Australia(Zone 10a) Aug 02, 2007

bonitin,
I also agree that your bug is the Dock Leaf Bug (Coreus marginatus). I have made an entry for it in BugFiles here: http://davesgarden.com/bf/go/4845/

Would you please add your images,

Kennedy

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bonitin Gent, Belgium(Zone 8a) Aug 03, 2007

Thanks, Kennedy. I've added the pictures.

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