Birch shieldbug

This green shield bug got lost in my home. So after a visit to my 'photo studio' (read: the kitchen table ;) I showed him the way out.

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Ludo Sak

Lion

Aah the kitchen table, I was wondering about the whiteness. Fast thinking and kind solution afterwards:) Posted 13 years ago

Ludo Sak

Lion

Is the tunnel vision an intentional effect or is it because of vignetting? Like it either way btw. Posted 13 years ago
1. Joost Thissen
  
  Lion
  
  It is intentionally added in software. In the other picture I answered Frajh who had the same question. Posted 13 years ago

Pudding4brains

Lion

Howdy,
This is not P.prasina but an Elasmostethus (family Acanthosomatidae). Very, very probably E.interstinctus, but there is a rare second species (E.minor) known from the Netherlands mainly from southern Limburg, living on Lonicera xylosteum and the two cannot be separated from avarage photographs.

Please remove/add tags accordingly, so it may be displayed in the correct galleries :o) Posted 8 years ago
1. Joost Thissen
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks for the proper ID (I should have seen that myself). I have corrected the tags. Posted 8 years ago

The Birch shieldbug

The birch shieldbug is species of shield bug in the Acanthosomatidae family. It is widely distributed across Europe. The species overwinters in an adult stage, after which they emerge in the spring and start to mate. Their larvae feed usually on birch, but could also be found on aspen and hazel.

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Similar species: True Bugs

Species identified by Joost Thissen

By Joost Thissen

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Uploaded Sep 24, 2012. Captured Aug 21, 2012 00:08 in Bestseweg, 5691 Son, The Netherlands.

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SLT-A55V
f/10.0
1/160s
ISO200
90mm

Captured in the summer. More summer photos.