Baby shield bugs & eggs

Paul IddonPaul Iddon Registered Users Posts: 5,129 Major grins
edited July 13, 2015 in Holy Macro
Spotted these tiny young shield bugs by the wall of the house - at the 1st instar stage I assume. They are probably green shield nymphs, Palomena prasina, and after moulting into their second instar they change colour to green and black and they disperse away from their siblings.

The white barrel-shaped eggs are laid in clusters on the undersides of leaves. Egg masses have about 25 eggs that are only about 1 mm in diameter but become apparent when nymphs have recently emerged, as they will stay at the egg mass for several days.

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Paul.


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  • e6filmusere6filmuser Registered Users Posts: 3,379 Major grins
    edited July 11, 2015
    ield-bugs.Paul,

    Good captures.

    it is generally a good bet that smooth, rounded eggs on plants are true bugs, usually shield-bugs. They also tend to be a bit bulkier than other large, easily visible insects eggs such as Lepidoptera and ladybirds.

    Harold
  • Paul IddonPaul Iddon Registered Users Posts: 5,129 Major grins
    edited July 11, 2015
    e6filmuser wrote: »
    ield-bugs.Paul,

    Good captures.

    it is generally a good bet that smooth, rounded eggs on plants are true bugs, usually shield-bugs. They also tend to be a bit bulkier than other large, easily visible insects eggs such as Lepidoptera and ladybirds.

    Harold


    Cheers for the info Harold thumb.gif

    Paul.


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  • Lord VetinariLord Vetinari Registered Users Posts: 15,901 Major grins
    edited July 12, 2015
    Wonderful find and captures Paul. Prefer the lower mag first shot.
    Brian v.
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  • Paul IddonPaul Iddon Registered Users Posts: 5,129 Major grins
    edited July 12, 2015
    Cheers Brian :)

    Paul.


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  • ThelensspotThelensspot Registered Users Posts: 2,041 Major grins
    edited July 12, 2015
    Lord Vetinari wrote: »
    Wonderful find and captures Paul. Prefer the lower mag first shot.
    Brian v.

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  • Paul IddonPaul Iddon Registered Users Posts: 5,129 Major grins
    edited July 12, 2015
    Thelensspot wrote: »
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    Cheers Wayne m8 thumb.gif

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  • IPClarkIPClark Registered Users Posts: 2,355 Major grins
    edited July 13, 2015
    Fantastic mate. Well seen and photographed. Never noticed shield bug eggs before.
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  • e6filmusere6filmuser Registered Users Posts: 3,379 Major grins
    edited July 13, 2015
    IPClark wrote: »
    Fantastic mate. Well seen and photographed. Never noticed shield bug eggs before.

    Try looking on the undersides of leaves. You may not find them often but I see some every summer.

    Harold
  • Paul IddonPaul Iddon Registered Users Posts: 5,129 Major grins
    edited July 13, 2015
    IPClark wrote: »
    Fantastic mate. Well seen and photographed. Never noticed shield bug eggs before.
    e6filmuser wrote: »
    Try looking on the undersides of leaves. You may not find them often but I see some every summer.

    Harold

    Cheers guys - Harold has quite rightly said where I found them.

    Paul.


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