plant bugs, stink bugs, shield bugs, etc.
![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
![Tortoise Bug [Eurygaster testudinaria]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hemiptera/NG8_2510_EOS-1D_TheDowns_22Jul2025.jpg "Tortoise Bug [Eurygaster testudinaria]")
Tortoise Bug [Eurygaster testudinaria]
Final stage nymph - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 22 Jul 2025
![Tortoise Bug [Eurygaster testudinaria]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hemiptera/JO8V9880_EOS-1D_TheDowns_20May2025.jpg "Tortoise Bug [Eurygaster testudinaria]")
Tortoise Bug [Eurygaster testudinaria]
Adult - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 20 May 2025