Hawthorn shield bug

This bug was enjoying the sunlight.

comments (5)

Ferdy Christant

Lion

Wow Harry, what a cool find. It looks like a cheerful, colorful bug, almost like a cartoon character. Love this. Posted 13 years ago
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  Lion
  
  I was just walking in the garden and there (s)he was.
  
  Thanks for the promotion. Posted 13 years ago

Ludo Sak

Lion

"Hi guys, do any of you know the way to the set of Bugs Life?"

Yep, I almost hear him/her say that:)

Great and colourful macro! Done with your macro ring? Posted 13 years ago
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  Lion
  
  No, just my kit lens @ 55 mm Posted 13 years ago

karin65207

Musk Oxen

you*ve met him in a good position. i like this picture Posted 13 years ago, modified 13 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 Frankhuizen Photography