Gorse Shieldbug

Piezodorus lituratus

Description

Body length 10 - 13mm. Green, with blue-edged wing-cases in spring or with reddish markings on the wing-cases and pronotum in summer. The connexivum, the lip that goes all the way around the outer-edge of the abdomen, is bright yellow. The spring generation are sexually mature, the ones with red markings are the new generation that will overwinter as adults.

Habitat

Scrub and rough land where the food plants, gorse or broom grow.

Status and distribution

Common and widespread throughout Britain. Common in Nottinghamshire and at Netherfield Lagoons.

Best time to see

All year.

Gorse Shieldbug - Piezodorus lituratus - September 19th 2016
Gorse Shieldbug - Piezodorus lituratus - October 14th 2011
Gorse Shieldbug - Piezodorus lituratus - October 14th 2011
Gorse Shieldbug - Piezodorus lituratus - October 7th 2014
Gorse Shieldbug - Piezodorus lituratus - October 7th 2014
Gorse Shieldbug - Piezodorus lituratus - August 25th 2024
Gorse Shieldbug - Piezodorus lituratus - June 23rd 2019
Gorse Shieldbug - Piezodorus lituratus - April 21st 2019
Gorse Shieldbug - Piezodorus lituratus - Mid instar nymph - September 24th 2024
Gorse Shieldbug - Piezodorus lituratus - Final instar nymph - September 14th 2017
Gorse Shieldbug - Piezodorus lituratus - Final instar nymph - September 10th 2024