plant bugs, stink bugs, shield bugs, etc.
![Fine-streaked Bugkin [Miris striatus]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hemiptera/NG8_0128_EOS-1D_TheDowns_19May2025.jpg "Fine-streaked Bugkin [Miris striatus]")
Fine-streaked Bugkin [Miris striatus]
Adult – Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 19 May 2025
![Fine-streaked Bugkin [Miris striatus]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hemiptera/NG8_7927_EOS-1D_BansteadDowns_03Jun2022.jpg "Fine-streaked Bugkin [Miris striatus]")
Fine-streaked Bugkin [Miris striatus]
Adult - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 03 Jun 2022
![Fine-streaked Bugkin [Miris striatus]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hemiptera/NG8_7934_EOS-1D_BansteadDowns_03Jun2022.jpg "Fine-streaked Bugkin [Miris striatus]")
Fine-streaked Bugkin [Miris striatus]
Adult - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 03 Jun 2022
![plant bug [Orthops basalis]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hemiptera/NG7_3275_EOS-1D_BansteadDowns_15Jul2021.jpg "plant bug [Orthops basalis]")
plant bug [Orthops basalis]
Adult on Wild Parsnip (Pastinaca sativa) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 15 Jul 2021
![plant bug [Orthops campestris]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hemiptera/NG7_3280_EOS-1D_BansteadDowns_15Jul2021.jpg "plant bug [Orthops campestris]")
plant bug [Orthops campestris]
Adult on Wild Parsnip (Pastinaca sativa) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 15 Jul 2021
![mirid bug [Orthops campestris]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hemiptera/NG7_3272_EOS-1D_BansteadDowns_15Jul2021.jpg "mirid bug [Orthops campestris]")
mirid bug [Orthops campestris]
Adult on opening flower bud of Wild Parsnip (Pastinaca sativa) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 15 Jul 2021
![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
![oak plant bug [Psallus varians?]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hemiptera/BD2_6115_7D_TheDowns_20Jun2026.jpg "oak plant bug [Psallus varians?]")
oak plant bug [Psallus varians?]
possible P. varians on an English Oak (Quercus robur) leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 20 Jun 2026
![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
![Striped Oak Bug [Rhabdomiris striatellus]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hemiptera/BD2_3901_7D_TheDowns_27Apr2026.jpg "Striped Oak Bug [Rhabdomiris striatellus]")
Striped Oak Bug [Rhabdomiris striatellus]
nymph of R. striatellus on my wrist - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 27 Apr 2026
![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
![White-shouldered Shieldbug [Dyroderes umbraculatus]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hemiptera/BD2_2820_7D_TheDowns_17Apr2026.jpg "White-shouldered Shieldbug [Dyroderes umbraculatus]")
White-shouldered Shieldbug [Dyroderes umbraculatus]
adult D. umbraculatus - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 17 Apr 2026
![Ornate Shieldbug [Eurydema ornata]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hemiptera/NG8_8577_EOS-1D_TheDowns_21May2026.jpg "Ornate Shieldbug [Eurydema ornata]")
Ornate Shieldbug [Eurydema ornata]
adult E. ornata on Horseradish (Armoracia rusticana) flower stem - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 21 May 2026
![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