Palomena prasina (Linnaeus, 1761), (green shieldbug)


26 Jul 2001 at OSGR: SU56 in Berks, England

Record SummaryRecently hatched egg mass on leaf of Clematis cv. "The President"
Found asImago
Date26 July 2001
OS grid refOSGR: SU56
Lat/Lon51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W
Vice CountyBerks, VC no: 22
CountryEngland

Notes:

26/7: interspersed among and on top of eggs.

27/7: at one side of eggs. The whole mass resembles a bird dropping.

28/7: surrounding the egg mass (photos)

31/7: shed second nymphal skin and moving around.

The following literature was used to identify this find:

standard photographs and close-ups
standard photographs and close-ups:
macro-photographs
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