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  1. Surreybirder

    Shieldbugs.

    Looks good to me. See (Pentatomidae) Eysarcoris venustissimus
  2. Surreybirder

    Shieldbugs.

    I had a new garden shieldbug a couple of days ago - juniper (at least I hope it is!)
  3. Surreybirder

    Shieldbugs.

    I reckon so. See (Pentatomidae) Palomena prasina Green Shieldbug
  4. Surreybirder

    Shieldbugs.

    Certainly looks like a bug nymph. Fraid I don't know enough to know if it's a shieldbug or something else.
  5. Surreybirder

    Shieldbugs.

    Had my first juniper shieldbug a couple of weeks ago on what I believe is western red cedar.
  6. Surreybirder

    Shieldbugs.

    Where were you?
  7. Surreybirder

    Shieldbugs.

    Thanks, Aeshna, Here's another photo. I don't like it as much but perhaps it shows the parent bug better.
  8. Surreybirder

    Shieldbugs.

    I found this really small shieldbug on a silver birch in our garden. It seems to be sitting on eggs. Sorry the photo is a bit dark - it was evening. I assume it's a common species.
  9. Surreybirder

    Shieldbugs.

    not a very good photo but I found this one on our front door when I got home this evening. I think it is 'forest bug'.
  10. Surreybirder

    Shieldbugs.

    http://www.liveharrisonburg.com/blog/archives/2013/01/stink-bugs-invade-virginia_1358286499/index.php?f=1
  11. Surreybirder

    Shieldbugs.

    A bit of a red herring, I'm afraid, but I was in Virginia recently (staying at a conference centre at Airlie). There were warnings in the bedroom about not squashing 'stink bugs' (for obvious reasons). I rather liked the fact that the notice ended: with apologies on behalf of the 780 million...
  12. Surreybirder

    Shieldbugs.

    I'm now heading towards Graphosoma semipunctatum! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphosoma_semipunctatum
  13. Surreybirder

    Shieldbugs.

    Looking in Chinery there's one called Graphosoma italicum which looksa candidate. Any views?
  14. Surreybirder

    Shieldbugs.

    Anyone able to ID this - seen in Crete on c14th October. Thanks, Ken
  15. Surreybirder

    Shieldbugs.

    Thanks, Dave, this one was on great mullein but there was also dark mullein in the same place. Ken
  16. Surreybirder

    Shieldbugs.

    Any ID on this one, please. It was about the same size as forest but doesn't look the same sp. I had hoped to get a more 'natural' photo but the bug had different ideas and flew off. It's probably not relevant but I discovered it when I was collecting seeds from some Verbascum. Ken
  17. Surreybirder

    Shieldbugs.

    Thanks, Harry. I've just bought "Insects of Britain and Western Europe" by Chinery which gives a good overview of the various groups but it says that there are several similar species (but perhaps not in the UK?). BTW, have you looked at the post on what happens to butterflies in bad weather -...
  18. Surreybirder

    Shieldbugs.

    Is this Palomena prasena? Ken
  19. Surreybirder

    Shieldbugs.

    a garden tick in my moth trap last night
  20. Surreybirder

    Shieldbugs.

    Well, I guess that goes to show that I'm not too quick at picking up shieldbug ID ;) But thanks for the ID. Ken
  21. Surreybirder

    Shieldbugs.

    Would I be correct in guessing that this is the hawthorn shieldbug? I found it in the garden this a.m. when trying to photograph a very unobliging hoverfly. Ken
  22. Surreybirder

    Shieldbugs.

    Hi, Harry, Thanks for the info. I don't know what plant it was visiting but I'm sure that some of those you mention must occur near me. Ken
  23. Surreybirder

    Shieldbugs.

    Thanks, Harry. Does this species live on plants other than gorse? Ken
  24. Surreybirder

    Shieldbugs.

    It was on my shirt! There's not much in my area in the way of gorse or broom. Although I suppose some neighbour may have broom. I don't know if a side view helps? (It's quite a colourful insect seen from this angle!) Ken
  25. Surreybirder

    Shieldbugs.

    Id? I thought this must be a green shieldbug but having seen the posts above I'm not so sure.
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