A teneral adult Red-legged Shieldbug (Pentatoma rufipes). It only has the one antenna, presumably losing one during transition from its nymphal stage.


Size: 5472px × 3648px
Location: Hunterston, Ayrshire, Scotland
Photo credit: © Marco McGinty / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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