Stats

Lifespan

Up to 1 yr

Size

Medium

Diet

Herbivore

Activity

Diurnal

Social

Solitary

Biome

Temperate grassland

Range

Eurasia

Movement

Flight

Breeding

Egg-laying

Defense

Warning Colors

Status

Common

About

The Sloe Bug is a hairy shieldbug found across Europe and Asia, its body densely covered in fine pale hairs that give it a frosted appearance. It feeds on a wide range of soft fruits and berries, earning its name from a particular fondness for sloe (blackthorn) berries.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   egg

   A small egg is laid on or near the larval food source and hatches within days or weeks.
2. 2.
   juvenile

   An immature insect feeds and molts, growing through successive instars.
3. 3.
   subadult

   A near-adult insect has wing buds or near-mature form, one molt away from full size.
4. 4.
   adult

   Fully grown, with full wings and adult coloration.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hemiptera

Family

Pentatomidae

Genus

Dolycoris

Species

Dolycoris baccarum