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Hawthorn shieldbug - Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale - Family: Acanthosomatidae

Hawthorn shieldbug - Acanthosoma haemorrhoidaleHawthorn shieldbug - Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
© Bob Gibbons
UK distribution - East Anglia, Midlands, North, South East, South West

The hawthorn shieldbug is a flat, green and chestnut-brown, true bug with a conspicuous 'shield' behind the thorax. Like a beetle, it folds its wings across its back.

It is to be found on a number of tree and shrub species, often on hawthorn after which it is named. Its young nymph is similar in appearance but brownish bronze in colour without wings. It is most commonly found on hedges.

Food

Plant feeding on the leaves of many species of broad-leaved trees and shrubs, including hawthorn.

Plants

Hawthorn, Midland hawthorn, Pedunculate oak, Sessile oak, Whitebeam

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