🦋 Family

Acanthosomatidae

8 species · Animals

Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Hemiptera › Acanthosomatidae

Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale, the hawthorn shield bug, is a common European shield bug spreading north across Britain.

Elasmostethus cruciatus, commonly called the red-cross shield bug, is an Acanthosomatidae shield bug found in North America.

Elasmostethus atricornis, the Hercules Club Stink Bug, is a shield bug species in Acanthosomatidae found in North America.

Elasmostethus interstinctus is a common holarctic shield bug species found in sunny wooded and shrubby habitats.

Elasmucha lateralis (Say, 1831) is a North American shield bug species in the family Acanthosomatidae.

Elasmucha grisea, the common parent bug, is a widespread European shield bug that feeds on woody plants.

Cyphostethus tristriatus, the juniper shield bug, is a large green shield bug that has expanded its range in the UK.

Oncacontias vittatus is a flight-capable true bug endemic to New Zealand, found across a wide range of habitats and altitudes.

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