Common
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina (Linnaeus,
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| A common
group of insects are Shieldbugs, named after their
heraldic shield-like shape and belonging to the
order Hemiptera. They frequent
most types of vegetation and although most feed on their
foliage and berries etc, some species are carnivorous.
Shieldbugs go through several stages of growth called
nymphs, which are as frequently found as the adults and a
few species exhibit brood care. Shieldbugs are also
fairly regular visitors to MV moth traps. The Green
Shieldbug is one of the most commonly encountered species
and found on most types of vegetation. |
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| Adult
coluration darkens during the late Autumn, often becoming
totally brown over Winter. The top two photographs of
these four show an adult assuming this darker colouration
in mid-October 2012, with the bottom two photographs
showing an adult in complete Winter colouration at
Clipstone Old Quarter in late February 2010. |
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