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01-07-2008, 20:32 #1Captain Chaos!
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Fly ID Req.
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..
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Just been told its a Hawthorn Shield Bug, Unknown in Scotland!!!!, someone better tell the bugs that then...
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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,
Originally Posted by 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.
Just been told its a Hawthorn Shield Bug, Unknown in Scotland!!!!, someone better tell the bugs that then...
Steve.
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01-07-2008, 22:40 #3WSF Hardcore Poster
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beetle ID
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
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02-07-2008, 21:47 #4Captain Chaos!
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Steve, Thanks for that...I will give it a try at the weekend, ..
I'll report back..
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02-07-2008, 22:22 #5WSF Hardcore Poster
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i will look out for your post Norrie. Originally Posted by Norrie
Steve, Thanks for that...I will give it a try at the weekend, ..
I'll report back..
Cheers.
Steve
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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
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08-07-2008, 14:49 #7WSF Hardcore Poster
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is it not a juniper shield bug norrie? http://www.david.element.ukgateway.n...hieldbugs2.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 close2008 species list: pollack, saithe, whiting, pike, dogfish, spurdog, thornback ray, pouting, perch, brown trout, roach, mackerel, blenny, ballan wrasse, cod, goldsinny wrasse
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08-07-2008, 14:50 #8WSF Hardcore Poster
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heres a better pic
http://www.gardensafari.net/english/...ristriatus.htm
bit of info there about it too
also look at this http://www.wildlifeweb.co.uk/forum/f...ts.asp?TID=176
now you know everything about shieldbugs lol lol2008 species list: pollack, saithe, whiting, pike, dogfish, spurdog, thornback ray, pouting, perch, brown trout, roach, mackerel, blenny, ballan wrasse, cod, goldsinny wrasse
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shield bug , usually dark brown /black with whitish shield mark .
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