Green Shield Bug (Palomena prasina) on privet leaf

Green Shield Bug (Palomena prasina) on privet leaf

Green shield bugs are quite common, and (at least when I notice them) can rest on the leaves of various species of trees or bushes.

Don’t try to handle them unless you want to find out why they are also called green stink bugs.

This individual is probably a fourth instar – instars are the growth stages of the nymph (immature).

Green Shield Bug (Palomena prasina) on privet leaf