Two common green shield bugs, shieldbug, Palomena prasina or stink bug mating on a green leaf in the spring sunshine, Shropshire, England

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The common green shield bug, Palomena prasina, is a flying, sap-sucking insect that has a distinctive shield shape body. The adult is bright green in spring and summer with a dark area at its rear where its hind wings cross. They turn bronze brown towards winter. Image taken in Shropshire, England

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Size: 5472px × 3648px
Location: Shropshire, UK
Photo credit: © Jackie Tweddle / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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