Hawthorn Shieldbug
Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Beetle

TQ4791 06/11/2018 ©Raymond Small 

A distinctive species with lateral extensions of the pronotum that are marked with red, the scutellum is green and the abdomen is often red-tipped.  Adults  (13-15mm) can turn darker prior to hibernation. They overwinter and emerge during spring to mate.

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