ID : bug

Clearing out old parsley plants (which have reseed themselves and new ones are growing nicely), I came across this little critter. Any ideas?

 

It looks like some kind of Shield Bug to me, but to be honest I have not seen the likes before.:thumb:

 

Welcome LivingInPuglia.
Looks like Graphosoma lineatum.

http://www.commanster.eu/commanster/Insects/Bugs/SpBugs/Graphosoma.lineatum.html

http://godofinsects.com/museum/display.php?sid=1479

 

Looks like you`ve nailed it Silver.:gnthb:

 

That's definitely it, now I've been searching for information on it - but can only come up with images. Does anybody know anything about it?

 

It is in the family of shield bugs, stink bugs which is in Pentatomidae.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentatomidae

Part of the super family Pentatomoidea.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentatomoidea


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