Eggs (18.5.07) Nymphs Emerging (8.6.07)

Female Ovipositing (13.5.07) Nymph Feeding

Length: 10-13mm

Egg	Nymph	Adult
May - June (Earliest: 13.5) (7-12 Days)	June - September (Earliest: 8.6) (33-45 Days)	July - June (Earliest: 21.8, 18.3)

Biotopes:	Hedge Rows
Food:	Larix Juices	Pseudotsuga menziesii	Quercus robur Juices
Possible Food:	Chrysomelidae	Syrphidae	Lepidoptera	Betula Sap
Possible Parasitoids:	Several Tachinidae Larvae

British Bugs: Troilus luridus Bronze Shieldbug
Nature Spot: Bronze Shieldbug - Troilus luridus
Plant Parasites of Europe: Troilus luridus

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