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Shield Bug Found down a grassy lane at the back of my home. Green shield bug,Palomena prasina Click/tap to enlarge

Shield Bug

Found down a grassy lane at the back of my home.

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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
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Uploaded Dec 13, 2015. Captured Sep 15, 2015 14:32.
  • DSC-HX300
  • f/3.2
  • 1/640s
  • ISO80
  • 8.02mm