Showing posts with label Piezodorus lituratus. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Piezodorus lituratus. Show all posts

Saturday, April 12, 2014

Gorse Shieldbug

Found this little gorse shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus  on the broom bushes beside the river Tyne at Wylam yesterday.




































From this angle the articulated rostrum, used for puncturing plant stems and sucking out plant juices, is clearly visible, along with the distinctive row of spiracles along the edge of the abdomen.

Click here for pictures of another species, the red-legged shieldbug