green shield bug
palomena prasina latin

The adult green shield bug ranges in the colour of their backs from bright green to bronze, without any substantial markings.

In Europe, the bright green shield bugs appear in May, having hibernated as imagos during the winter.

The green shield bug (Palomena prasina) is a shield bug of the family Pentatomidae.

Its main hosts are the forest bug Pentatoma rufipes in the spring, and the green shield bug Palomena prasina in the autumn.

Green shield bugs are a very common shield bug throughout Europe, including the British Isles, and are found in a large variety of habitats, including gardens.

After the eggs hatch, the green shield bug enter their larval stage (which is really their first nymphal stage) where, in general, they remain together in sibling communities.

The green shield bug displays different colouration during each nymphal stage, light brown, black or green-black, and in the final stage, the imago, is bright green with short wings.

Glaucias amyoti, commonly called the Australasian green shield bug or New Zealand vegetable bug, is a species of shield bug found in Australia, New Zealand, Timor and New Guinea.

The green shield bug (Palomena prasina) is a shield bug of the family Pentatomidae.

Its main hosts are the forest bug Pentatoma rufipes in the spring, and the green shield bug Palomena prasina in the autumn.

Hemiptera - Palomena prasina, Rhaphigaster nebulosa, Coreus marginatus, Gonocerus juniperi, Gonocerus acuteangulatus.