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| Aelia
acuminata Bishop's
Mitre Shieldbug Family: Pentatomidae A large and distinctive striped shieldbug with an obviously pointed head and ridged pronotum. There is one generation per year, adults mating and laying eggs in spring and early summer. The larvae feed on the ripening seeds of a range of grasses in the Poaceae; new adults may be found from August onwards. Nymphs may be confused with the smaller Neottiglossa pusilla. Widespread and common across southern Britain in tall and rank dry grassland habitats, including sand dunes. Adult: All year Length 8-9 mm  |
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| Adult:
north London (May 2008) ©Tristan
Bantock |
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| Adult:
north London (May 2008) ©Tristan
Bantock |
Adult:
south London (October 2006) ©Toby Barton |
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| Nymph:
Essex (July 2009) ©Laurence
Livermore |
Nymph:
north London (August 2008) ©Tristan
Bantock |