This is a tiny creature. Only about 6mm so sharp eyes are needed to spot it at all. It is a Pied Shieldbug (Tritomegas bicolor).
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A Leafhopper, maybe genus Kutara, spotted at Bukit Gombak Park, Singapore, on 12 Oct 2024. It is a tiny insect, maybe 5mm in length.
On iNaturalist [ https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/246887571 ].
An Italian Wall Lizard (Podarcis siculus), European Firebug (Pyrrhocoris apterus), Rose-ringed Parakeet (Psittacula krameri) and False Yellowhead (Dittrichia viscosa), all spotted at Boboli Gardens, Florence, Italy on 14 Oct 2024.
On iNaturalist:
- https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/248703552
- https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/248703575
- https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/248703562
- https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/247293833
The fly #Ectophasia #crassipennis (#Phasiinae, #Tachinidae,) has a Palearctic distribution and prefers #warmth. In Germany, warmth-favored areas are populated. Contrary to older literature referring to southern/southwest #Germany, the species also occurs in #Berlin. The #brood lives endoparasitically in #truebugs, often on #Pentatomidae. #Globalwarming favors the expansion of the original distribution of #warmthloving#species. #Biodiversity
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We found this wee jagged ambush bug (𝘗𝘩𝘺𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘢 sp.) while hiking yesterday:
Nymphs and an adult Passionvine Bug (Leptoglossus gonagra) spotted at Ulu Sembawang Park Connector, Singapore on 25 Aug 2024. Saw several adults while walking about.
On iNaturalist:
- https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/237823982
- https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/237823979
We came across these two minstrel bugs (graphosoma italicum) enjoying a quiet Saturday afternoon in, taking full advantage of the natural shelter provided by this concave seedhead.
A pair of mating Gutta Bugs (Physopelta gutta), spotted at Upper Seletar Reservoir Park, Singapore on 21 Jan 2024.
On iNaturalist [ https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/197209162 ].
Happy to get shots of this lantern bug, genus Polydictya, at Ulu Sembawang Park Connector, Singapore, on 9 June 2024. I'm grateful to a nice lady who pointed it out to me.
On iNaturalist [ https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/221518318 ]
Nymphs of the Mangrove Jewel Bug (Calliphara nobilis) spotted at the mangrove area of Admiralty Park, Singapore, on 2 June 2024. They look very different when in adult form, but both forms are equally shiny and pretty.
On iNaturalist [ https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/219949193 ]
A Jewel Bug, genus Chrysocoris, spotted at the Lornie Park Connector, Singapore, on 14 April 2024. There are a few of them moving about the plant. I think they look very pretty.
On iNaturalist [ https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/207131149 ].
At first glance, this might look like two different insects: but they are actually the same. A nymph (left) and adult (right) Giant Shield Bug (Pycanum alternatum) spotted at Bukit Gombak Park, Singapore, on 9 March 2024.
On iNaturalist [ https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/201771634 ]
An Eggplant Horned Planthopper (Leptocentrus taurus) spotted at Ulu Sembawang Park Connector on 20 Aug 2023. The two horns on the side of the head probably give it some protection, but I'm puzzled by the purpose of the very long third horn reaching all the way to the back.
On iNaturalist [ https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/179310582 ]
The nymph of a Tessaratomid Bug (family Tessaratomidae) spotted on 19 August 2023 at Bukit Gombak Park, Singapore. The adult of this insect probably doesn't look anything like the nymph.
On iNaturalist [ https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/179306134 ].
#NewSpecies!
New true bug from the Philippines just came in:
Homoiacoris annemarieae
Treatment: http://treatment.plazi.org/id/294A879E-FFD0-8E51-37A8-FA6225D1DD0F
Publication: http://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5375.4.5
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A pair of assassin bugs, Cosmolestes picticeps, spotted at Ulu Sembawang Park Connector, Singapore, on 17 Sept 2023. Common insects, these may be preparing to mate or have mated, judging from their positions.
On iNaturalist [ https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/183638538 ]
A Treehopper (family Membracidae), genus Leptocentrus, spotted at Rifle Range Park, Singapore, on 12 May 2023. Interesting look with those thorns that protrude from its head.
On iNaturalist [ https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/161212999 ]
A group of Mangrove Jewel Bugs (Calliphara nobilis) spotted on a leaf at Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, Singapore, on 3 Sept 2023. When I attempted to take shots of another gathering, half of them flew away, so I left that group alone.
On iNaturalist [ https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/181536556 ]
A Green T Bug (Macrolonius sobrinus) spotted at Lower Peirce Reservoir Park, Singapore, on 30 April 2023. I suppose it's obvious how this bug got its common name. 
On iNaturalist [ https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/157988112 ]
The firebugs (_Pyrrhocoris apterus_) proliferate as the hollyhocks go to seed.
Look for them in large aggregations around plants from the family Malvaceae, like mallows, cheeseweed, hollyhocks, linden trees, etc.
