Picromerus bidens

Picromerus bidens (Linnaeus 1758) (Family Pentatomidae)

With Prey, Phlogophora meticulosa, on Salix caprea

Nymph

Length: 10-13.5mm

Egg Nymph Adult

October - June June - July
(Earliest: 2.7) July - November
(Earliest: 12.7)

Biotopes:
Wet Meadows
Meadows
Hedge Rows
Gardens

Food:
(Larva)
(Polyphagous)
Rubus fruticosus Juices
Cirsium palustre Juices
Corylus avellana Juices
Lonicera periclymenum Juices

Calluna vulgaris Juices

Possible Food:
(Larva)
(Polyphagous)
Salix Juices

Food:
Phlogophora meticulosa
Allantus rufocinctus

Possible Food:
Other Lepidoptera
Other Tenthredinidae
Chrysomelidae
Aphididae

Possible Parasitoids:
Several Tachinidae Larvae

British Bugs: Picromerus bidens Spiked Shieldbug
Nature Spot: Spiked Shieldbug - Picromerus bidens
InsektenBox: Zweizähnige Dornwanze
Plant Parasites of Europe: Picromerus bidens

Caution

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Egg	Nymph	Adult
October - June	June - July (Earliest: 2.7)	July - November (Earliest: 12.7)

Biotopes:	Wet Meadows	Meadows	Hedge Rows	Gardens
Food: (Larva) (Polyphagous)	Rubus fruticosus Juices	Cirsium palustre Juices	Corylus avellana Juices	Lonicera periclymenum Juices
	Calluna vulgaris Juices
Possible Food: (Larva) (Polyphagous)	Salix Juices
Food:	Phlogophora meticulosa	Allantus rufocinctus
Possible Food:	Other Lepidoptera	Other Tenthredinidae	Chrysomelidae	Aphididae
Possible Parasitoids:	Several Tachinidae Larvae