plant bugs, stink bugs, shield bugs, etc.
![Long-legged Plant Bug [Phytocoris varipes]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hemiptera/JO8V0800_EOS-1D_TheDowns_01Aug2025.jpg "Long-legged Plant Bug [Phytocoris varipes]")
Long-legged Plant Bug [Phytocoris varipes]
Adult on White Bryony (Bryonia dioica) leaf- Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 01 Aug 2025
![Striped Oak Bug [Rhabdomiris striatellus]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hemiptera/NG8_0723_EOS-1D_TheDowns_07Jun2025.jpg "Striped Oak Bug [Rhabdomiris striatellus]")
Striped Oak Bug [Rhabdomiris striatellus]
Adult - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 07 Jun 2025
![Field Damsel Bug [Nabis ferus]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hemiptera/4A_1562_EOS-1D_BansteadCommon_14Aug2015.jpg "Field Damsel Bug [Nabis ferus]")
Field Damsel Bug [Nabis ferus]
Adult on Eyebright (Euphrasia sp.) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 14 Aug 2015
![Hairy Shieldbug [Dolycoris baccarum]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hemiptera/NG8_0346_EOS-1D_TheDowns_20May2025.jpg "Hairy Shieldbug [Dolycoris baccarum]")
Hairy Shieldbug [Dolycoris baccarum]
Adult - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 20 May 2025
![Hairy Shieldbug [Dolycoris baccarum]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hemiptera/NG8_2062_EOS-1D_TheDowns_05Jul2025.jpg "Hairy Shieldbug [Dolycoris baccarum]")
Hairy Shieldbug [Dolycoris baccarum]
Middle stage nymph - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 05 Jul 2025
![Hairy Shieldbug [Dolycoris baccarum]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hemiptera/NG8_0427_EOS-1D_TheDowns_25May2025.jpg "Hairy Shieldbug [Dolycoris baccarum]")
Hairy Shieldbug [Dolycoris baccarum]
Newly hatched nymphs - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 25 May 2025
![Hairy Shieldbug [Dolycoris baccarum]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hemiptera/IMG_1104_60D_TheDowns_24May2025.jpg "Hairy Shieldbug [Dolycoris baccarum]")
Hairy Shieldbug [Dolycoris baccarum]
newly emerged nymphs and empty egg cases - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 24 May 2025
![Hairy Shieldbug [Dolycoris baccarum]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hemiptera/NG8_0109_EOS-1D_TheDowns_19May2025.jpg "Hairy Shieldbug [Dolycoris baccarum]")
Hairy Shieldbug [Dolycoris baccarum]
Newly laid eggs on Common Comfrey leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 19 May 2025
![Brassica Shieldbug [Eurydema oleracea]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hemiptera/NG8_1856_EOS-1D_TheDowns_28Jun2025.jpg "Brassica Shieldbug [Eurydema oleracea]")
Brassica Shieldbug [Eurydema oleracea]
Mating pair; pale form female and red form male on Horseradish (Armoracia rusticana) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 28 Jun 2025
![Brassica Shieldbug [Eurydema oleracea]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hemiptera/JO8V3362_EOS-1D_TheDowns_17Aug2025.jpg "Brassica Shieldbug [Eurydema oleracea]")
Brassica Shieldbug [Eurydema oleracea]
Final instar nymph on Horseradish (Armoracia rusticana) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 17 Aug 2025
![Brassica Shieldbug [Eurydema oleracea]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hemiptera/NG8_2806_EOS-1D_TheDowns_01Aug2025.jpg "Brassica Shieldbug [Eurydema oleracea]")
Brassica Shieldbug [Eurydema oleracea]
Pale form adult on Horesradish (Armoracia rusticana) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 01 Aug 2025
![Brassica Shieldbug [Eurydema oleracea]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hemiptera/JO8V0297_EOS-1D_TheDowns_28Jun2025.jpg "Brassica Shieldbug [Eurydema oleracea]")
Brassica Shieldbug [Eurydema oleracea]
2nd instar nymph on Horseradish (Armoracia rusticana) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 28 Jun 2025
![Brassica Shieldbug [Eurydema oleracea]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hemiptera/NG8_1734_EOS-1D_TheDowns_27Jun2025.jpg "Brassica Shieldbug [Eurydema oleracea]")
Brassica Shieldbug [Eurydema oleracea]
1st instar nymphs of E. oleracea on Horseradish (Armoracia rusticana) sp. leaf – Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 27 Jun 2025
![Striped Shieldbug [Graphosoma italicum]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hemiptera/JO8V0361_EOS-1D_TheDowns_03Jul2025.jpg "Striped Shieldbug [Graphosoma italicum]")
Striped Shieldbug [Graphosoma italicum]
Adult on grass stem in a patch of Common Hogweed (Heracleum sphondylium) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 03 Jul 2025
![Striped Shieldbug [Graphosoma italicum]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hemiptera/NG8_1929_EOS-1D_TheDowns_03Jul2025.jpg "Striped Shieldbug [Graphosoma italicum]")
Striped Shieldbug [Graphosoma italicum]
Adult on shrivelled leaf of Common Hogweed (Heracleum sphondylium) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 03 Jul 2025
![Green Shield Bug [Palomena prasina]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hemiptera/NG8_9622_EOS-1D_TheDowns_29Apr2025.jpg "Green Shield Bug [Palomena prasina]")
Green Shield Bug [Palomena prasina]
Adult on Common Hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 29 Apr 2025
![Green Shield Bug [Palomena prasina]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hemiptera/NG8_1617_EOS-1D_TheDowns_25Jun2025.jpg "Green Shield Bug [Palomena prasina]")
Green Shield Bug [Palomena prasina]
3rd instar nymphs of P. prasina on Rubus sp. leaf – Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 25 Jun 2025
![Green Shield Bug [Palomena prasina]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hemiptera/IMG_8749_60D_BansteadDowns_13Aug2021.jpg "Green Shield Bug [Palomena prasina]")
Green Shield Bug [Palomena prasina]
Late stage nymph on bramble leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 13 May 2021
![Green Shieldbug [Palomena prasina]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hemiptera/NG8_3106_EOS-1D_TheDowns_09Aug2025.jpg "Green Shieldbug [Palomena prasina]")
Green Shieldbug [Palomena prasina]
Adult - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 09 Aug 2025
![Green Shieldbug [Palomena prasina]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hemiptera/NG8_2239_EOS-1D_TheDowns_12Jul2025.jpg "Green Shieldbug [Palomena prasina]")
Green Shieldbug [Palomena prasina]
4th instar nymph on fescue grass - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 12 Jul 2025