tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7541969416563942273.post3518837412954101153..comments2023-06-19T10:11:05.122+01:00Comments on East Glamorgan Wildlife: Hawthorn ShieldbugAdam Mantellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08825643943800910778noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7541969416563942273.post-77599661378503455162013-10-18T22:28:53.721+01:002013-10-18T22:28:53.721+01:00Thanks George! I presume they come out well in ph...Thanks George! I presume they come out well in photos because they are so flat. You don't have to worry about depth of field at all. I've see Forest Bug as well as the Bishop's Mitre but not any of the others that you have. I've also seen a Western Conifer Seed Bug here, which must be relatively closely related, yet another adventive species.<br /><br />They are a really nice group to look at I think because there aren't hundreds of them and they don't need peering at down a microscope whilst simultaneously trying to read a particularly obscure key.Adam Mantellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08825643943800910778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7541969416563942273.post-80423196123261103962013-10-18T21:18:51.377+01:002013-10-18T21:18:51.377+01:00Great photo Adam, as you say it's a stunning b...Great photo Adam, as you say it's a stunning beast when seen up close. I see them regularly in my garden - I think they come off our Rowan tree.<br /><br />My Llandaff North garden 'shieldbug' list currently comprises: Green, Birch, Hawthorn and Hairy, and also Forest Bug and Dock Bug.GMThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08759152282751126808noreply@blogger.com