Any ideas as to this ladybirdlike beetle?

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      Hemiptera: Pentatomidae - shield bugs / stink bugs

      Eurydema oleracea
      Brassica Shieldbug
       
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        Thanks. Interesting that it is not usually found this far north. Though it is found in central England.
         
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          Good afternoon @Palustris the only reason I thought it was that one was that when I went down to visit my son in Dorset he had some in his garden :smile:
           
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          Its different to the shield bugs we get around here.
           
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