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General Insect Gallery - Page 1: Bugs |
Class: Insecta Order: Hemiptera |
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A selection of true bugs found in Britain and Northern Europe . . . . . . | |
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 Common Green Shield Bug or Stink-bug (Palomena prasina) length 12-14 mm |
 Forest Bug (Pentatoma rufipes) length 11-14 mm |
 Hawthorn Shield Bug (Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale) length 13-15 mm Photo: S. Hogg © |
 Hawthorn Shield Bug (Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale) length 13-15 mm Photo: W. Hutton © |
 Parent Bug (Elasmucha grisea) length 7-9 mm Female guarding its brood of newly hatched nymphs |
 Mirid or Capsid Bug (Deraeocoris ruber) length 5-6 mm |
 Firebug (Pyrrhocoris apterus) length 8-10 mm Often found in large clusters Photo: O. Florence © |
 Squash Bug (Coreus marginatus) length 14-15 mm On docks & related plants (Polygonaceae) |
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