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  1. Mis

    Shieldbugs.

    I found this today. I think it's a box bug, Gonocerus acuteangulatus.
  2. Mis

    Shieldbugs.

    I found this today and thought it may be of interest. This is a very early stage (1st instar?) of Coreus marginatus on a nettle leaf.
  3. Mis

    Shieldbugs.

    I think it looks more like a gorse shieldbug. What was it on?
  4. Mis

    Shieldbugs.

    I found a number of green shieldbugs, Palomena prasina, on a viburnum bush in my garden. Two were mating and I noticed that one had a brownish edge to the abdomen and was pinkish-brown on the underside. Is there a colour difference between the sexes or was one still emerging from winter 'plumage'?
  5. Mis

    Shieldbugs.

    Derek, I think you need to start a new thread for the beetle. You'll have more chance of a reply because this thread is for shieldbugs and the beetle people may not look in here.
  6. Mis

    Shieldbugs.

    Nerine, it is definitely a sloe bug. Here's a hawthorn shield bug showing off it's pointed shoulders!
  7. Mis

    Shieldbugs.

    I'm sure you've got a sloe bug, Dolycoris baccarum, which does have striped antennae. There is some similarity but the antennae are a giveaway and the hawthorn bug has prominent 'shoulders'.
  8. Mis

    Shieldbugs.

    Thanks for confirming my identification Harry. I'm building up a list of insects in the patch around my house and this is the second 'new' species already this month!
  9. Mis

    Shieldbugs.

    I think this is a parent bug, Elasmucha grisea, but I would like confirmation (or the correct identification). It's the first one I've found here, if it is. I've looked at some earlier postings on this thread and it does seem to resemble them. It was on what looked like a raspberry cane (!) at...
  10. Mis

    Shieldbugs.

    Hello Harry I should have said that the photos were taken earlier in the summer, so No.2 has had time to mature. I came across them when I was sorting out some photos. Thanks for your help Mis
  11. Mis

    Shieldbugs.

    Here are two more shieldbug nymphs. I'm fairly certain that the one on a nettle leaf is Pentatoma rufipes. The other could be an earlier instar of the same species. The head and body shape are similar and it was found in the same area.
  12. Mis

    Shieldbugs.

    Speaking of Chrysolina, I've found five specimens of C. americana on a sage bush in my garden this summer. I know it has been found on lavender, thyme and rosemary but I'd not seen mention of sage as a food plant.
  13. Mis

    Shieldbugs.

    I've been having another look in Shieldbugs of Surrey and the blue shieldbug has been recorded feeding on flea-beetles on common willowherb. There's quite a lot of rosebay willowherb near where I found the nymph.
  14. Mis

    Shieldbugs.

    I've had a look at the photos of the blue shieldbug nymph and it certainly looks similar. My specimen had darker legs but otherwise it seems a possibility. There's no heather heath nearby. The closest is a small patch in a clearing about a quarter of a mile away where local conservationists are...
  15. Mis

    Shieldbugs.

    Can anyone identify this shieldbug nymph I found in mid-July this year. It was in an area of bracken, brambles and nettles. I tried to keep it alive to adulthood but it died after moulting once. The best match I can find in Shieldbugs of Surrey is Troilus luridus but this one lacks the pale...
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