I have always liked shieldbugs. We don’t see them that often despite their colourful appearance, because they are also good at hiding. I am using my camera phone as my own camera is out of action, so not the best image!
Birch Sheildbug
They belong to the order Hemiptera, which is the same order as aphids, pond skaters and frog hoppers. They have a sucking mouthpath which they use to extract fluids from plants.
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Cool looking, but not a favorite to see in my garden. 🙂
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We only see them occasionally so don’t think they do any damage, most like this one are associated with trees.
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What beautiful colours! Lovely. I mainly see light green ones here.
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That may be the hawthorn shieldbug which I have recorded here too.
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Yes could well be as we do have a hawthorn tree in the garden, and after it was trimmed recently these shieldbugs were found all over the place.
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They come equipped with their own straw! 😉
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Handy to have !
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