shield bug

shield bug

See also: shieldbug

English

A green shield bug, Palomena prasina

Alternative forms

• shieldbug

Noun

shield bug (plural shield bugs)

1. Any of various shield-shaped true bugs of the superfamily Pentatomoidea.

Synonyms

• (true bug in Pentatomoidea): shield beetle (British), stinkbug

Derived terms

• giant shield bug (Tessaratomidae)
• hawthorn shield bug (Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale)
• juniper shield bug (Cyphostethus tristriatus)
• birch shield bug (Elasmostethus interstinctus)
• pied shield bug (Tritomegas bicolor)
• green shield bug (Palomena prasina)
• gorse shield bug (Piezodorus lituratus)

Translations

a type of insect

Dutch: schildwants (nl) m French: punaise des bois f German: Baumwanze f, Stinkwanze f Jeju: 노린재 (norinjae) Maori: kirirākau Welsh: tarianbryf m

Further reading

• Pentatomoidea on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Pentatomoidea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Pentatomoidea on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons