"Can anyone identify these shieldbugs. I found three of them in my mothtrap this morning [1st Sept] The largest measures 18mm. I am located in VC14 Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex".
That looks to be an immature consperse stink bug, normally native to North America. Interesting it's reached the UK. They're quite a nuisance here in the States - they used to infest my old apartment.
DEREK WRITES: I have traced an id from the Hastings Wildlife site. They are Western conifer Seed Bugs recent colonizers of coastal SE England. Handsome creatures.
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ReplyDeleteThat looks to be an immature consperse stink bug, normally native to North America. Interesting it's reached the UK. They're quite a nuisance here in the States - they used to infest my old apartment.
ReplyDeleteDEREK WRITES: I have traced an id from the Hastings Wildlife site. They are Western conifer Seed Bugs recent colonizers of coastal SE England. Handsome creatures.
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