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Shieldbugs

DateTue 2012-04-17

Pied shieldbugs, Tritomegas bicolor (Hemiptera: Cydnidae).  Distingushed from the similar Tritomegas sexmaculatus, which has recently arrived in Britain, by the shorter white 'shoulder-patches' and the pale wing-membrane at the end of the abdomen.

Photos taken in the field below Chazey Wood, near Caversham, UK, on 2012-04-13.

AuthorTristram Brelstaff | CommentPost a Comment |
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