Bug identification
Posted: September 2nd, 2018, 12:41 am
by elkay
Can anyone identify this bug?
https://imgur.com/a/QnSqAdg?s=waSpotted trying to break in to my daughter's compost bin.
Re: Bug identification
Posted: September 2nd, 2018, 12:47 am
by Breelander
elkay wrote:Can anyone identify this bug?
It's a Hawthorn Shieldbug.
https://www.britishbugs.org.uk/heteropt ... idale.html
Re: Bug identification
Posted: September 2nd, 2018, 8:43 am
by jackdaww
it is a shield bug.
i get them on my autumn raspberries ( the bugs are all green ) , also on blackberries.
Re: Bug identification
Posted: September 2nd, 2018, 10:31 am
by elkay
Thanks, it was bugging me.....
Re: Bug identification
Posted: September 16th, 2018, 6:59 pm
by DiamondEcho
Homiptera/'Shield bugs', I used to be partial to them as a child as you could seemingly keep them in a jar for weeks
