Potato Capsid (Updated)
I'm sure this is the same shield bug that I photographed 5 days ago. It looks very similar but just a bit darker, so getting it's adult colouring... So, perhaps it's not a Common Green Shieldbug after all - in fact, I'm now leaning towards the Closterotomus norwegicus Potato Capsid. I'm waiting to hear from the helpful bug people...Update: Yup, they confirmed it's the Clostetomtomus
norvegicus.
Although it's known as the 'potato bug' I can't see anywhere that it damages spuds.
Although it's known as the 'potato bug' I can't see anywhere that it damages spuds.
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Please leave a comment. I'm very pleased to receive corrections or confirmations of my identification of the creatures we've spotted on the allotment.