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  1. LivingInPuglia

    LivingInPuglia Apprentice Gardener

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    Clearing out old parsley plants (which have reseed themselves and new ones are growing nicely), I came across this little critter. Any ideas?
     
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    It looks like some kind of Shield Bug to me, but to be honest I have not seen the likes before.:thumb:
     
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    That's definitely it, now I've been searching for information on it - but can only come up with images. Does anybody know anything about it?
     
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