David Mcmillan · @hermitsholiday
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New Species Sighting to Garden 2023

Shieldbug - still need to ID actual species

Was on my second harvest of raspberries from new canes

#newsighting #shieldbug

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David Mcmillan · @hermitsholiday
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Heather · @Akki
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Oh hello Mr. Green Shieldbug I didn't mean to pick you.

#bugfriend #shieldbug

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David Mcmillan · @hermitsholiday
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Walter S. · @truecolour
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Nymphs (3rd and 4th instar) of the southern green shield bug ( viridula).

Originally from the tropics and subtropics, this now cosmopolitan arrived in Germany in 1979 and has become firmly established in the south-west of the country. Due to the very warm weather in recent years, the population has increased considerably.

#nezara #shieldbug #photography #naturephotography #darktable #macrophotography #insects #Pentatomidae #nezaraviridula #stinkbug #wanzen #grunereiswanze

Last updated 1 year ago

haq · @haq
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Jonny Clark · @BelfastRoadster
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Found on adjacent fence posts at , I initially thought these were bird poo. Closer inspection revealed near rows of eggs.
Turns out they were laid by a , though I’m not sure which species.
Any thoughts, let me know!

#wwtcastleespie #invertebrate #shieldbug #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #insect #macro #macrophotography #countydown #northernireland

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Jonny Clark · @BelfastRoadster
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David Mcmillan · @hermitsholiday
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Mary C Legg · @pogomcl
194 followers · 1219 posts · Server ohai.social

Tortoise Shieldbug, Eurygaster testudinaria Canon 7D EFS 60 2.8 h/6.3 1/320 iso:200 Prague, Czech Republic June 23, 2020

#hemiptera #shieldbug #stinkbug #bug #macro #invertebrates #insects

Last updated 2 years ago

Mary C Legg · @pogomcl
190 followers · 1208 posts · Server ohai.social

Carpocoris purpureipennis Canon 400D EF 100 2.8 f/2.8 1/80 iso: 400 Srbsko, Czech Republic May 8, 2012

#shieldbug #stinkbug #pentatomoidea #hemiptera #bugs #insect #macro

Last updated 2 years ago

David Mcmillan · @hermitsholiday
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Jill Orme · @OrmeJks
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Bug of the day: a green shieldbug, newly out of hibernation and still wearing its winter camouflage. It will now transform back to green, and then seek out a mate to complete its life cycle.
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#bug #BritishBugs #shieldbug #greenshieldbug #palomenaprasina #nature #wildlife #macro #canonr5

Last updated 2 years ago

Mary C Legg · @pogomcl
173 followers · 1044 posts · Server ohai.social

Red-spotted Plant Bug, Deraeocoris ruber Canon 7D EFS 60 2.8 f/ 6.3 1/320 iso: 125 Praue-Hlubocepy, CZE June 23, 2019

#hemiptera #bugs #shieldbug #macro

Last updated 2 years ago