I don't go out looking for Shieldbugs. But I will always stop and look at them, as well as, photograph them, if I bump into one. So, I was pleased to get this photo of Green Shieldbug as I was returning from a quiet walk down Winspit.
The extent of the green on this Shieldbug doesn't leave too many other species to consider. The other potential species to eliminate are:
- Southern Green Shieldbug is just starting to establish itself in the UK. It is an all green Shieldbug without the fine black spotting
- In early Spring, Gorse Shieldbugs are a yellow-green with a bright yellow edge all around them and they have a bluish edge to the corium. Later in the year, they develop purplish-red bands on the pronotum and corium.