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Green Shield Bug nymph

P⁠alomena prasina

Photo by arne.roysland
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Field Notes

Description:

The female lays her eggs in hexagonal batches https://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/1091215848. After the eggs hatch, the green shield bug enter a larval stage. The larval stage is followed by four more nymphal stages. This is a 2nd instar nymph.

Habitat:

Forest edge.

Notes:

Norwegian name: G⁠rønnbreitege

Reference Links:

Green shield bug - Wikipedia, (Pentatomidae) Palomena prasina Green Shieldbug

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