Unknown Bug

[Hennie B]

Good Day. I am Hennie from Pretoria. I found this bug in the garden and do not know what it is.

[AndyD]

It looks a bit like a stink bug, we used to get big ones when I lived in the US but I'm not sure you get them in SA.....

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_marmorated_stink_bug

[Dave A]

Holopterna alata (according to my antiquated paper resources base) or Elasmopoda alata when I went chasing after possible variants online. Either way, finding it in Pretoria would seem to be a bit of a "find". One would expect it more on the SA Eastern Coastal zone and the lowveld.

[AndyD]

....so it is a stink bug of some sort...??

[Hennie B]

It looks a bit like a stink bug, we used to get big ones when I lived in the US but I'm not sure you get them in SA.....
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_...ated_stink_bug

Thank you for the info.

[Dave A]

....so it is a stink bug of some sort...??

[Beestekraal]

Hi all, I'm new to this. I have a bug that i would like to ask if you know what it is. don't know how to start a new forum

[Dave A]

Perhaps just post a picture of it here??
(Starting a whole new forum for a bug seems a bit extreme at this point).