Fly ID Req.

[Norrie]

Hiya, Any idea what type of beastie this is?? Our local water had lots of them last weekend, and the Rainbows were eating them like no tomorrow...:)

Any idea what fly is used to simulate it..:)

Cheers.

http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x125/Norrie_album/weebeastie2.jpg


Just been told its a Hawthorn Shield Bug, Unknown in Scotland!!!! :), someone better tell the bugs that then...:)

[steve martin]

Hiya, Any idea what type of beastie this is?? Our local water had lots of them last weekend, and the Rainbows were eating them like no tomorrow...:)

Any idea what fly is used to simulate it..:)

Cheers.

http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x125/Norrie_album/weebeastie2.jpg


Just been told its a Hawthorn Shield Bug, Unknown in Scotland!!!! :), someone better tell the bugs that then...:)

i have just been looking and would agree it is a hawthorn shield bug common in the south of the UK - as for an immitation pattern i could not say i have searched through fly patterns on the net but cannot match it very well due to its shape,

Steve.

[steve martin]

Having a look through all the patterns i would suggest a black bug as this has the body to match the Hawthorn shield bug.

tight lines
Steve

[Norrie]

Steve, Thanks for that...I will give it a try at the weekend, ..:)

I'll report back..:):)

Cheers.

[steve martin]

Steve, Thanks for that...I will give it a try at the weekend, ..:)

I'll report back..:):)

Cheers.

i will look out for your post Norrie.

Steve

[captainmorgans1]

I would trim down a dry green sedge pattern and put some red paint on the wing case and give that a try if you don't have time to tie an imitation beetle pattern.

Tight lines

[shadrapper]

is it not a juniper shield bug norrie? http://www.david.element.ukgateway.net/bugs2shieldbugs2.htm

love trying to id things i see in the wild and use this site for most of my finds.

loch fad has loads of the gorse shieldbugs or at least thats what i think they are. mad looking things when you see them up close

[shadrapper]

heres a better pic

http://www.gardensafari.net/english/picpages/cyphostethus_tristriatus.htm

bit of info there about it too

also look at this http://www.wildlifeweb.co.uk/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=176

now you know everything about shieldbugs lol lol

[lobbit]

shield bug , usually dark brown /black with whitish shield mark .