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Elasmostethus interstinctus - Ant.seg.1 short -
Elasmostethus interstinctus - standard issue -
Birch shieldbug -
Elasmostethus interstinctus - L3 -
Elasmostethus interstinctus - L4 detail -
Birch shieldbug -
Elasmostethus interstinctus - abdomen showing -
Elasmostethus interstinctus - Acanthosoma lookalike -
Elasmostethus interstinctus -
Elasmostethus interstinctus - Hibernating -
Elasmostethus interstinctus - male -
Elasmostethus interstinctus - L5 -
Elasmostethus interstinctus - L4 -
Elasmostethus interstinctus - L5 teneral -
Elasmostethus interstinctus - brownish -
Elasmostethus interstinctus - on finger -
Elasmostethus interstinctus - greenish -
Elasmostethus cf. interstinctus - Birch shieldbug
Birch shieldbug
Elasmostethus interstinctus
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.
