ID this bug please!!!

david156 · #1 (**permalink**) 12-03-2011, 08:21 PM

Hi WAB Entomologists!

Any ideas as to this little critters name. (and to all you comedians out there, I mean its proper name, not its pet name!)

I'm guess it is a Green Shieldbug, Palomena prasina, but as i'm not really 'into' bugs, this is just a guess from a quick trawl through some internet images.

And can anyone recommend a good bug id book. Had a look at a few and they all have a general selection and include moths, butterflies and odonata which I don't need as I have plenty of guides on these already.

Cheers David.

Jason Green · #2 (**permalink**) 12-03-2011, 08:28 PM

Evening David,

It's the Birch Shieldbug, Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale.

For literature, try 'Shieldbugs of Surrey' by Roger Hawkins. Almost 200 pages with coverage of a host of families besides Pentatomidae and Acanthosomatidae.

Take care,

Jason

david156 · #3 (**permalink**) 12-03-2011, 08:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jason Green

Evening David,

It's the Birch Shieldbug, Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale.

For literature, try 'Shieldbugs of Surrey' by Roger Hawkins. Almost 200 pages with coverage of a host of families besides Pentatomidae and Acanthosomatidae.

Take care,

Jason

Cheers Jason. I thought you'd know what it is

and thanks for the book info too.

David

Jason Green · #4 (**permalink**) 12-03-2011, 10:01 PM

Hi David,

Loripo has just drawn to my attention that I've put down the wrong English name. It should read Hawthorn Shieldbug. The scientific is however, correct.

aeshna5 · #5 (**permalink**) 13-03-2011, 06:00 AM

Agree, it's the Hawthorn Shieldbug; found on quite a few roseaceous shrubs in addition to Hawthorn, including garden species such as cotoneaster + Pyracantha.

A smart insect!