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Rhaphigaster nebulosa - Nymph (2nd std.) After the &quot;debacle&quot; with the eggs (see with image below), at least I found this small 2nd stadium nymph in the garden :o) After a day or so it moulted to 3rd stadium:<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/98193/rhaphigaster_nebulosa_-_nymph_3rd_std._with_shed_skin.html" title="Rhaphigaster nebulosa - Nymph (3rd std.) with shed skin"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3043/98193_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=sh8UlrdKMiaJaJkOslIGPqrgQ%2F8%3D" width="200" height="114" alt="Rhaphigaster nebulosa - Nymph (3rd std.) with shed skin For details and other images, see with this image:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/98192/rhaphigaster_nebulosa_-_nymph_2nd_std.html Jane&#039;s garden,Mottled Shieldbug,Nymph,Pentatomidae,Pentatominae,Pentatomini,Rhaphigaster,Rhaphigaster nebulosa,nl: Grauwe schildwants" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/98194/rhaphigaster_nebulosa_-_nymph_3rd_std.html" title="Rhaphigaster nebulosa - Nymph (3rd std.)"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3043/98194_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=VUze7%2FwwSno%2FlizZSLzgz8sWVUA%3D" width="200" height="114" alt="Rhaphigaster nebulosa - Nymph (3rd std.) For details and other images, see with this image:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/98192/rhaphigaster_nebulosa_-_nymph_2nd_std.html Jane&#039;s garden,Mottled Shieldbug,Nymph,Pentatomidae,Pentatominae,Pentatomini,Rhaphigaster,Rhaphigaster nebulosa,nl: Grauwe schildwants" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/98195/rhaphigaster_nebulosa_-_nymph_3rd_std._lateral.html" title="Rhaphigaster nebulosa - Nymph (3rd std.) lateral"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3043/98195_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=Xx0yLMVdJTRveBJw22UQdWbG4VM%3D" width="200" height="114" alt="Rhaphigaster nebulosa - Nymph (3rd std.) lateral For details and other images, see with this image:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/98192/rhaphigaster_nebulosa_-_nymph_2nd_std.html Jane&#039;s garden,Mottled Shieldbug,Nymph,Pentatomidae,Pentatominae,Pentatomini,Rhaphigaster,Rhaphigaster nebulosa,nl: Grauwe schildwants" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/98196/rhaphigaster_nebulosa_-_nymph_3rd_std._dorsal.html" title="Rhaphigaster nebulosa - Nymph (3rd std.) dorsal"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3043/98196_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=%2B60%2BpRB4%2Bg48yBHx56qYg2wxMyk%3D" width="200" height="114" alt="Rhaphigaster nebulosa - Nymph (3rd std.) dorsal For details and other images, see with this image:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/98192/rhaphigaster_nebulosa_-_nymph_2nd_std.html Jane&#039;s garden,Mottled Shieldbug,Nymph,Pentatomidae,Pentatominae,Pentatomini,Rhaphigaster,Rhaphigaster nebulosa,nl: Grauwe schildwants" /></a></figure><br /> NOT from these eggs ;o)<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/98197/rhaphigaster_nebulosa_-_eggs.html" title="Rhaphigaster nebulosa - Eggs"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3043/98197_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=Y58f4I%2FiZNRKcrOrCj%2BWwrKlMnM%3D" width="200" height="114" alt="Rhaphigaster nebulosa - Eggs The other day I found a batch of eggs of Rhaphigaster nebulosa and took it in to document the early stages again (I only have old series of images of that). The eggs took forever to hatch and proved to be turned into breeding chambers of a Chalcid wasp.<br /> Note that the eggs, even in these early images, are probably just a tad darker than healthy eggs (often Pentatomid eggs taken over by Chalcid parasitoids turn quite blackish toward the end of development).<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/98190/rhaphigaster_nebulosa_-_eggs_collage.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/98191/chalcid_wasp_from_rhaphigaster_nebulosa_eggs.html Eggs,Jane&#039;s garden,Mottled Shieldbug,Ovae,Pentatomidae,Pentatominae,Pentatomini,Rhaphigaster,Rhaphigaster nebulosa,nl: Grauwe schildwants" /></a></figure> Jane's garden,Mottled Shieldbug,Nymph,Pentatomidae,Pentatominae,Pentatomini,Rhaphigaster,Rhaphigaster nebulosa,nl: Grauwe schildwants Click/tap to enlarge

Rhaphigaster nebulosa - Nymph (2nd std.)

After the "debacle" with the eggs (see with image below), at least I found this small 2nd stadium nymph in the garden :o) After a day or so it moulted to 3rd stadium:

Rhaphigaster nebulosa - Nymph (3rd std.) with shed skin For details and other images, see with this image:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/98192/rhaphigaster_nebulosa_-_nymph_2nd_std.html Jane's garden,Mottled Shieldbug,Nymph,Pentatomidae,Pentatominae,Pentatomini,Rhaphigaster,Rhaphigaster nebulosa,nl: Grauwe schildwants

Rhaphigaster nebulosa - Nymph (3rd std.) For details and other images, see with this image:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/98192/rhaphigaster_nebulosa_-_nymph_2nd_std.html Jane's garden,Mottled Shieldbug,Nymph,Pentatomidae,Pentatominae,Pentatomini,Rhaphigaster,Rhaphigaster nebulosa,nl: Grauwe schildwants

Rhaphigaster nebulosa - Nymph (3rd std.) lateral For details and other images, see with this image:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/98192/rhaphigaster_nebulosa_-_nymph_2nd_std.html Jane's garden,Mottled Shieldbug,Nymph,Pentatomidae,Pentatominae,Pentatomini,Rhaphigaster,Rhaphigaster nebulosa,nl: Grauwe schildwants

Rhaphigaster nebulosa - Nymph (3rd std.) dorsal For details and other images, see with this image:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/98192/rhaphigaster_nebulosa_-_nymph_2nd_std.html Jane's garden,Mottled Shieldbug,Nymph,Pentatomidae,Pentatominae,Pentatomini,Rhaphigaster,Rhaphigaster nebulosa,nl: Grauwe schildwants

NOT from these eggs ;o)
Rhaphigaster nebulosa - Eggs The other day I found a batch of eggs of Rhaphigaster nebulosa and took it in to document the early stages again (I only have old series of images of that). The eggs took forever to hatch and proved to be turned into breeding chambers of a Chalcid wasp.<br /> Note that the eggs, even in these early images, are probably just a tad darker than healthy eggs (often Pentatomid eggs taken over by Chalcid parasitoids turn quite blackish toward the end of development).<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/98190/rhaphigaster_nebulosa_-_eggs_collage.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/98191/chalcid_wasp_from_rhaphigaster_nebulosa_eggs.html Eggs,Jane's garden,Mottled Shieldbug,Ovae,Pentatomidae,Pentatominae,Pentatomini,Rhaphigaster,Rhaphigaster nebulosa,nl: Grauwe schildwants

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The Mottled Shieldbug

"Rhaphigaster nebulosa" is a European stink bug in the family Pentatomidae.

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