Insect ID please

[mothhawk]

This handsome chap was on the sage this afternoon, so can one of you clever lot tell me what it is please? That's a sage leaf it's sitting on, to give an idea of scale. I guess not counting hind legs and feelers it was about an inch long

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[veggiechicken]

Looks like a Western Conifer Seed Bug - an Invasive species to be reported

RISC - Western Conifer Seed Bug

https://species.nbnatlas.org/species/NHMSYS0020476639

[jackarmy]

yep deffo, handsome devil.

[mothhawk]

Gosh VC, I think you're right. Well found. It must be a bit lost, no conifers around here. Thanks for the links, I've reported it.

[veggiechicken]

Wish I could say I recognised it immediately and knew its name

The truth is ........I searched for "brown insect" and was lucky