
Green shield bug - 2nd instar, Heesch, Netherlands
Reference for lifecycle of this species:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/ashe/2370195401
On an unrelated note, at this time of writing we've documented exactly 1,000 hemiptera (true bugs):
https://www.jungledragon.com/wildlife/browse/animalia/arthropoda/insecta/hemiptera

The green shield bug is a shield bug of the family Pentatomidae. It may also be referred to as a green stink bug, particularly outside of Britain, although the name green stink bug more appropriately belongs to the larger North American stink bug, ''Acrosternum hilare''.
Similar species: True Bugs
By Ferdy Christant
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Uploaded Jun 24, 2022. Captured Jun 17, 2022 17:21.
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