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| Eysarcoris aeneus New Forest Shieldbug Family: Pentatomidae |
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This small yellowish-brown shieldbug has distinctive pale spots at the basal angles of the scutellum; confusion with other species is unlikely. There is one generation per year, the larvae feeding on slender st john's wort Hypericum pulchrum and perhaps other herbaceous species. New adults may be found from August/September onwards. A very scarce species confined mainly to areas of damp heathland and acid grassland in the New Forest area of Hampshire, with scattered and isolated records from other southern counties, the midlands and Wales. Adult: All year Length 5-6 mm  |
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| Adult: New Forest, Hants: (August 2010) ©Tristan Bantock |
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| Adult: New Forest, Hants: (August 2010) ©Tristan Bantock |
Late instar nymph: New Forest, Hants: (August 2010) ©Tristan Bantock |