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UK Nature  > Bugs  > Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale




Scientific Name:   Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Common Name:   Hawthorn Shield Bug

Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale is a colourful and a fairly distinctive species, although confusion with the smaller and less elongate Birch Shieldbug (Elasmostethus interstinctus) is possible. The lateral extensions of the pronotum are larger in A. haemorrhoidale, and are marked with red, while the scutellum is green and the abdomen frequently red-tipped.

Overwinters as an adult, emerging and mating in the spring. The larvae occur May-October, feeding mainly on hawthorn berries, although a range of other deciduous trees are also used, inlcuding oak, hazel and birch.

The new generation is complete from August/September or even later; adults may become darker before hibernation. Common and widespread in mixed woodlands across Britain and Ireland, becoming scarce in Scotland.










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