Birch Shieldbug
Taken at Aberlady on 9th October 2020 using Panasonic Lumix LX5 in macro mode.
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Shieldbug - Birch
Taken at Baron's Haugh on 10th August 2018 using Panasonic Lumix LX5 in macro mode. Fact File

Birch Shieldbug.
Species:
Order:
Family:		 Elasmostethus interstinctus.
Hemiptera.
Acanthosomatidae.
Food:
Body Length:
Flies/Found:
 Feeds on Birch and Hazel and catkins in the autumn.
8-10 mm
All year. Dormant in winter.