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Shield Bug The lilac bush in my garden had many of these on it today. Acanthosoma,Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale,Acanthosomatidae,Hawthorn shield bug,Heteroptera,Pentatomoidea Click/tap to enlarge

Shield Bug

The lilac bush in my garden had many of these on it today.

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  1. View Mark Ridgway's profile
    Mark Ridgway
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    Nice bug Stuart. Most of our shield bugs are pretty drab colours. Maybe they make up for it with patterns. Posted 9 years ago
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      Stuart
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      Thanks Mark - Odd little creatures aren't they! Posted 9 years ago
  3. View Pudding4brains's profile
    Pudding4brains
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    Hi Stuart, ik took the liberty to change the ID on this one (previously Elasmostethus interstinctus). Cheers, Arp Posted 6 years ago
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      Stuart
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      Perfect, thank you very much for doing that for me :) Posted 6 years ago

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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 Pudding4brains
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Uploaded Oct 4, 2015. Captured Oct 4, 2015 14:00.
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  • Canon EOS 600D
  • f/10.0
  • 1/256s
  • ISO200
  • 55mm