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27-03-2010, 10:28 PM
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| | | Green Shield Bug in winter colours?
Another query from my S. Devon garden, today.
I have started seeing a few Green Shield Bugs (Palomena prasina) and I suspect this is another but still 'wearing it's winter clothes'. 
But I could be mistaken; it has happened before! So I would appreciate a second opinion here. |
27-03-2010, 10:45 PM
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| | | Re: Green Shield Bug in winter colours?
That looks spot on to me Geoff. Nice to see the insects becoming active again even if they haven't all change dinto their summer outfits yet. 
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27-03-2010, 10:55 PM
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| | | Re: Green Shield Bug in winter colours?
Could it be a sloe bug, Dolycoris baccarum looks very like |
27-03-2010, 11:07 PM
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| | | Re: Green Shield Bug in winter colours?
Thanks for the quick replies.
I do regularly get Sloe Bugs in my garden and it definitely isn't an adult of that species. However, a last stage juvenile of something like that species is one of the possibilities that I needed to rule out. |
28-03-2010, 05:31 AM
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| |  Re: Green Shield Bug in winter colours?
This has fully developed wings, so is an adult. Agree it's Common Green Shieldbug, Palomena prasina. |
28-03-2010, 11:40 AM
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| | | Re: Green Shield Bug in winter colours?
Thanks for confirming that I do get things correct (sometimes). | | |
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