My ventral shot of the bug is distinctly browner than the more gray shaded dorsal view (shade, noon) that I posted originally. For consistency, I now post a photo taken today (December 2, 2012) under the conditions of the ventral shot (outside, shade, 3 h after sunrise). This should perhaps replace the first one if any interest exists at all in my bug. The real color looks to be somewhere in between the first shot and this second one - too bad, one really cannot always faithfully display reality.