Pentatoma Rufipes

[CaolIla]

A bug on a Dahlia. No idea what the english name is but a direct translation from swedish would be Redlegged Berry-Fart.

[RandyRFJP]

Very nice photo. I don't know if we have this species in the US, but by its shape and the translation of its Swedish name, I'd ID it as a type of stink bug. Also, some US types feed on fruit trees or berry plants.

[bnnrcn]

Nice colors and composition Mats . The focus seems to be on its tummy instead of the head but even so it is a nice image

[Geoff F]

The common name has recently been changed to Red-legged Shieldbug, Mats. Previously known as Forest Bug although there have never been any good reasons for that name.

Spiked Shieldbugs (Picromerus bidens) look very similar from some angles.

[Wavelength]

Nice image; direct light created some problem though. Was that droplet of water adhered to the leg of the bug or on the petal?

[Minerva]

What a specimen! Nice capture Mats.

[CaolIla]

Nice image; direct light created some problem though. Was that droplet of water adhered to the leg of the bug or on the petal?

Thanks Wavelength. Youre right, the light isnt the most perfect. The drop is something coming from the insects "straw" or what you could call it. Not the leg.