Shield bug egg hatch

Lord VetinariLord Vetinari Registered Users Posts: 15,900 Major grins
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Spotted some shield bug eggs on the underside of a holly leaf. I then photographed their development over the next few weeks until they dispersed after their first moult into 2nd instar nymphs. Turned out to be Hawthorne shield bugs.

Brian V.

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Brian V.
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  • DeepWoodsDeepWoods Registered Users Posts: 27 Big grins

    Terrific series Brian!!!!

  • e6filmusere6filmuser Registered Users Posts: 3,378 Major grins

    @Lord Vetinari said:
    Spotted some shield bug eggs on the underside of a holly leaf. I then photographed their development over the next few weeks until they dispersed after their first moult into 2nd instar nymphs. Turned out to be Hawthorne shield bugs.

    Not a very good botanist! :)

    Nice set.

    Harold

  • spanky117abspanky117ab Registered Users Posts: 263 Major grins

    Wow this series is so very cool, I would love to be able to photograph the development of something like this, well done.

    My Smugmug galleryhttps://mikemcneil.smugmug.com/

  • Lord VetinariLord Vetinari Registered Users Posts: 15,900 Major grins

    @e6filmuser said:

    @Lord Vetinari said:
    Spotted some shield bug eggs on the underside of a holly leaf. I then photographed their development over the next few weeks until they dispersed after their first moult into 2nd instar nymphs. Turned out to be Hawthorne shield bugs.

    Not a very good botanist! :)

    Nice set.

    Harold

    @spanky117ab said:
    Wow this series is so very cool, I would love to be able to photograph the development of something like this, well done.

    Thanks for the comments Harold and spanky - appreciated :)

    Brian V.

    Brian V.
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  • Paul IddonPaul Iddon Registered Users Posts: 5,129 Major grins

    That's an excellent sequence. All the bonus insects to boot as well.

    Paul.



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