Duncan Murrell / Ocellated shield bug (Cantao ocellatus), Deniyaya, Sri Lanka.

Nick Upton / Tortoise bug (Eurygaster testudinaria) final instar nymph on a Knapweed flower bud, Green Lane Wood, Wiltshire, UK, July.

MYN / Lily Kumpe / Cotton harlequin bug (Tectocoris diophthalmus) Queensland, Australia. Meetyourneighbours.net project.

Paul Bertner / Jewel Bug (Scutelleridae), Antananarivo, Madagascar

Paul Bertner / Jewel Bug (Scutelleridae), ladybird mimic, Mount Kinabalu National Park, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia

Tony Wu / Clown stink bug (Poecilocoris lewisi) juvenile, Kobuchizawa, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan.

Tony Wu / Dorsal view of distinctive markings of a juvenile Clown stink bug (Poecilocoris lewisi), Kobuchizawa, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan.

Kim Taylor / European tortoise bug (Eurygaster testudinaria). Surrey, England, UK, June.

Rod Williams / Tortoise bug (Eurygaster testudinaria) on leaf, Sutcliffe Park Nature Reserve, Eltham, London, England, June.

Rod Williams / Tortoise bug (Eurygaster testudinaria) Brockley cemetery, Lewisham, London, England, UK. April

Nick Upton / Shield-backed / Jewel bug (Odontotarsus purpureolineatus), sucking plant juices from Crown daisy (Chrysanthemum coronarium), Corsica, France, May.

Piotr Naskrecki / Shield-backed Bug (Augocoris gomesii) pair mating, Carara National Park, Costa Rica

Etienne Littlefair / Green jewel bug (Lampromicra senator) portrait, Adelaide River Hills, Northern Territory, Australia.

Steven David Miller / Cotton or hibiscus harlequin bug (Tectocoris diophthalmus) nymph feeding on a green leaf, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. April.

Steven David Miller / Cotton or hibiscus harlequin bug (Tectocoris diophthalmus) nymph feeding on a green leaf, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. April.

Rod Williams / Tortoise Shieldbug (Eurygaster testudinaria) Colour variation Brockley Cemetery,Lewisham, London, England, UK. June 2015

Robert Pickett / Shield Bug nymph (Eurygaster maura), UK