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Piezodorus lituratus
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Piezodorus lituratus (Fabricius) (Gorse Shieldbug)

Date: 28 March 2005
Location: Berks, England
State: Female imago
Record Summary: Female, green spring stage, on Gorse, in sunshine, with ?Tachinid egg attached to pronotum
Associated organism: on live plant of Ulex europaeus
Identification Notes: Kept in the hope that a Tachinid would emerge. Died about 5th June. No tachinid emerged.

Images etc

naked eye photograph Female - green spring stage - dorsal view - enlarged 397 by 500 pixels
naked eye photograph Female - green spring stage - pronotum with ?Tachinid egg - enlarged 500 by 359 pixels

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