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Is it unusual to find hawthorn shield bugs in january?

April 26, 2017bugs garden hawthorn Home January landscape Shield unusual

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Is it unusual to find hawthorn shield bugs in january?

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Like ladybirds, certain shieldbugs (Hawthorn Shield Bug, Green Shield Bug) will emerge from the leaf litter which has been protecting them through the winter and bask a little in any spots of sunshine. Most of them have lost their bright summer coloration and are a cryptic brown. This can make identification a little more tricky but the usual diagnostic features (foot claws, antennae segments etc) will remain the same.