Not a bird or a mammal outside my flat this time but an insect inside it .... a Common Green Shieldbug that took a liking to my lounge curtains!
The Common Green Shieldbug is 12mm to 14mm in length and green all over (as the name suggests) other than the area where the wing tips rest over the tail end. When viewed closely it is covered in tiny dark spots. Adults turn a bronze-brown colour closer to winter.
A recent beneficiary of climate change, the Common Green Shieldbug was once restricted to southern England. In recent years, however, it has expanded its range and distribution and it is now common and widespread across much of England and Wales and spreading further northwards. It can be found in many different habitats including gardens, parks and woodland.
Adults overwinter and emerge in spring, females laying their eggs on the undersides of leaves. The rounded nymphs appear in June and new adults are present in early autumn.
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