plant bugs, stink bugs, shield bugs, etc.
![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
![Green Shieldbug [Palomena prasina]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hemiptera/JO8V0323_EOS-1D_TheDowns_28Jun2025.jpg "Green Shieldbug [Palomena prasina]")
Green Shieldbug [Palomena prasina]
3rd instar nymph on Rubus Sp. leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 28 Jun 2025
![Forest Bug [Pentatoma rufipes]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hemiptera/NG8_3333_EOS-1D_TheDowns_17Aug2025.jpg "Forest Bug [Pentatoma rufipes]")
Forest Bug [Pentatoma rufipes]
Adults; mating pair - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 17 Aug 2025
![Forest Bug [Pentatoma rufipes]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hemiptera/NG8_7958_EOS-1D_BansteadDowns_03Jun2022.jpg "Forest Bug [Pentatoma rufipes]")
Forest Bug [Pentatoma rufipes]
Final instar nymph - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 03 Jun 2022
![Forest Bug [Pentatoma rufipes]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hemiptera/IMG_1292_60D_TheDowns_26May2025.jpg "Forest Bug [Pentatoma rufipes]")
Forest Bug [Pentatoma rufipes]
Final stage instar nymph - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 26 May 2025
![Forest Bug [Pentatoma rufipes]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hemiptera/NG8_9858_EOS-1D_TheDowns_08May2025.jpg "Forest Bug [Pentatoma rufipes]")
Forest Bug [Pentatoma rufipes]
Mid instar nymph - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 08 May 2025
![Vernal Shieldbug [Peribalus strictus]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hemiptera/BD2_5497_7D_TheDowns_21May2026.jpg "Vernal Shieldbug [Peribalus strictus]")
Vernal Shieldbug [Peribalus strictus]
adult P. strictus on Common Comfrey (Symphytum officinale) stem - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 21 May 2026
![Gorse Shield Bug [Piezodorus lituratus]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hemiptera/NG8_7714_EOS-1D_TheDowns_29Apr2026.jpg "Gorse Shield Bug [Piezodorus lituratus]")
Gorse Shield Bug [Piezodorus lituratus]
adult P. lituratus on Whitebeam (Aria edulis) flower - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 29 Apr 2026
![Cinnamon Bug [Corizus hyoscyami]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hemiptera/BD2_4430-NG8_7918_7D_TheDowns_02May2026.jpg "Cinnamon Bug [Corizus hyoscyami]")
Cinnamon Bug [Corizus hyoscyami]
adult C. hyoscyami on Cow Parsley (Anthriscus sylvestris) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 02 May 2026
![Hypericum Rhopalid [Rhopalus subrufus]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hemiptera/BD2_4010_7D_TheDowns_29Apr2026.jpg "Hypericum Rhopalid [Rhopalus subrufus]")
Hypericum Rhopalid [Rhopalus subrufus]
adult R. subrufus on Whitebeam (Aria edulis) leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 29 Apr 2026
![Banded Rhopalid [Stictopleurus punctatonervosus]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hemiptera/NG8_6837_EOS-1D_TheDowns_09Apr2026.jpg "Banded Rhopalid [Stictopleurus punctatonervosus]")
Banded Rhopalid [Stictopleurus punctatonervosus]
adult Banded Rhopalid on Green Alkanet (Pentaglottis sempervirens) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 9 Apr 2026