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___ Bugs 9 - Gorse Shieldbugs, Green Shieldbugs

                                    GORSE SHIELDBUG Piezodorus lituratus

                                    GREEN SHIELDBUG Palomena prasina

                                   GREEN SHIELDBUG Palomena prasina

• Two very common shieldbug species are shown. The Green Shieldbug is frequently to be found in gardens where it utilises a wide variety of foodplants, whereas the superficially similar Gorse Shieldbug feeds on Gorse (see photographs), Broom and other related leguminous species. Following the recent establishment of breeding colonies of Southern Green Shieldbugs Nezara viridula (see Bugs 10 and Bugs 24) in some parts of the UK there may soon be a chance of confusion with adults of this species too, although the distinctive nymphs are easy to separate.

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