Rasta Bug
Location: Mozambique
December 10, 2010 2:19 am
Hello! Friend of mine in Mozambique found this interesting bug in Mozambique. Not sure of location, but did find a similar picture from Kew Gardens expedition, and they have not identified it. Really need to know if this critter is rare or common? And of course what it is!!
Signature: any way ?
Dear any way,
Sadly, we haven’t the time to research this right now, but we are posting the photo. We believe this is a Stink Bug in the family Pentatomidae. The markings are truly awesome. Alas, we must get ready to go to work now.
Hi Daniel and any way:
Picasso Bug and Zulu Hud Bug are the two common names I found for this guy. It’s a Shield-backed Bug (Scutelleridae), probably Sphaerocoris annulus, but there could be similar species. I couldn’t find out much about it other than it appears to be quite widely dispersed – I found photos from South Africa, Ethiopia and Cameroon. What an amazing creature! It’s almost hard to believe that it’s real, but nothing surprises me anymore. Regards. Karl
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