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Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale - ventral keel Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale showing off its ventral keel (typical morphological character for the family Acanthosomatidae)  Acanthosoma,Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale,Acanthosomatidae,Hawthorn shield bug,Pentatomoidea,nl: Meidoornkielwants Click/tap to enlarge

Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale - ventral keel

Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale showing off its ventral keel (typical morphological character for the family Acanthosomatidae)

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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.

Similar species: True Bugs
Species identified by Pudding4brains
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By Pudding4brains

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Uploaded Oct 11, 2018.