Palomena prasina – As soon as the sun appears these shieldbugs crawl out of their hidey-holes and bask in its warming rays. This one is still sporting its autumn camouflage suit, although I have noticed others are gradually changing back to green to blend in with the new spring growth. Double-click on image to enlarge.
© Peter Hillman ♦ 16th March 2020 ♦ Back garden, Staffordshire ♦ Nikon D7200
Nature Journeys 
Similar to our green stink bugs which hatch in the spring. The nymphs are black with orange decorations all of which becomes green at maturity. I haven’t shared an adult on the blog yet.
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It’s great to be able to see the different stages of development, and hopefully you will get a shot of an adult, or will share one. They appear right at home here in the garden, and I see a fair few throughout a year normally.
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Interesting to witness the changeover, I’d expect.
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Some are reverting back to green and are kind of caught in between.
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Ooh I love the green shields.
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There are lots of them around at the moment.
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One of my least fav garden visitors 🙂
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Does it do a lot of damage to your crops there? I know they can in large numbers.
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We didn’t have many of them this year in our garden… not sure why, perhaps the hot dry summer. But other years they have been a real pest!
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Sorry to know that, Julie. Let’s hope numbers stay low for you.
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