Carol was originally the driving force behind the Shieldbugs collection and I have to agree, they are fascinating, colourful little critters. They are certainly small enough to benefit from her wonderful macro lens (Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM), as some of these pictures demonstrate. I’m definitely a fan myself. As they merit a page themselves, I’ve included other members of the Heteroptera.
Since not all of these characters appear to have common/vernacular names, I’ve gone for scientific/binomial names with the common names in parentheses when I know of one. Being at a loss to know how best to organize them, they’re simply in alphabetical sequence of scientific/binomial name.
Shieldbugs
| Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale (Hawthorn Shieldbug) |
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| Carpocoris spp | ||
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| Cyphostethus tristriatus (Juniper Shieldbug) | Dolycoris baccarum (Hairy Shieldbug) | Dyroderes umbraculatus |
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| Elasmostethus interstinctus (Birch Shieldbug) | ||
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| Elasmucha grisea (Parent Bug) | ||
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| Eurydema oleracea (Brassica Bug) | |
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| Eurydema ornata (Ornate Shieldbug) | ||
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| Graphosoma lineatum | ||
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| Nezara viridula (Southern Green Shieldbug) | |
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| Palomena prasina (Green Shieldbug) | ||
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| Pentatoma rufipes (Red-legged Shieldbug) | Peribalus strictus |
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| Piezodorus lituratus (Gorse Shieldbug) | Rhaphigaster nebulosa | Solenosthedium bilunatum |
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Squashbugs
| Coreus marginatus (Dock Bug) | Gonocerus acuteangulatus (Box Bug) |
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Groundbugs
| Lygaeus equestris | Spilostethus pandurus | Pyrrhocoris apterus |
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