Hairy Shieldbug
The Hairy Shieldbug is a species of shield bug in the family Pentatomidae. It is a large and distinctive species reaching a length of about 0.4 to 0.5 inches and is purple-brown and greenish in colour with banded black and white antennae. The whole body is covered with long hairs. During the winter, the ground colour becomes uniformly dull brown. The male and female are very similar.
The Hairy Shieldbug overwinters as an adult and emerges in the spring when mating occurs and females lay eggs. By the end of summer, the new generation of adults appear.
The Hairy Shieldbug is common and widespread in most of Europe and central Asia where it mainly inhabits hedgerows and woodland edges, fields, forests, parks and gardens. It can be found in many habitats throughout the UK but is scarcer and mainly coastal in the north.
Date: 7th May 2020
Location: Noak Bridge Nature Reserve, Noak Bridge, Essex
The Hairy Shieldbug overwinters as an adult and emerges in the spring when mating occurs and females lay eggs. By the end of summer, the new generation of adults appear.
The Hairy Shieldbug is common and widespread in most of Europe and central Asia where it mainly inhabits hedgerows and woodland edges, fields, forests, parks and gardens. It can be found in many habitats throughout the UK but is scarcer and mainly coastal in the north.
Date: 7th May 2020
Location: Noak Bridge Nature Reserve, Noak Bridge, Essex
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