Stage Four Green - _TNY_5064S2
Like all shield bugs, the green shield bug (Palomena prasina) go through five, gradually larger instar stages before the final metamorphosis into the adult form.
The one here from Åva-Stensjödal in Tyresta National Park is a 4th instar nymph photographed at 2.4:1 magnification with two exposures focus-stacked.
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Uploaded on September 4, 2023
Taken on July 27, 2023
Stage Four Green - _TNY_5064S2
Like all shield bugs, the green shield bug (Palomena prasina) go through five, gradually larger instar stages before the final metamorphosis into the adult form.
The one here from Åva-Stensjödal in Tyresta National Park is a 4th instar nymph photographed at 2.4:1 magnification with two exposures focus-stacked.
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Uploaded on September 4, 2023
Taken on July 27, 2023