Hawthorn shield bug

Found two of these beauties today on stinging nettle, in my hometown Wijk bij Duurstede the Netherlands.

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Pudding4brains

Lion

Excellent capture Paul - quite greenish still for this time of year :o) Posted 4 years ago
1. Paul Dirksen
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks Arp, Hope to find a deep purple one later in the season. Posted 4 years ago

Mark Ridgway

Lion

Lovely shot. Posted 4 years ago
1. Paul Dirksen
  
  Lion
  
  thank you Mark. Posted 4 years ago

The Hawthorn shield bug

The hawthorn shield bug, ''Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale'', is a common European shield bug. Its chief food is haws, the fruit of the hawthorn tree, but adults can overwinter on a diet of leaves, and individuals can be found on many potential food plants, including pedunculate oak, sessile oak and whitebeam.

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Similar species: True Bugs

Species identified by Paul Dirksen