TQ4892 08/04/2024 ©Raymond Small

This species (8-11mm) is found in birch woodland. It is smaller than the Hawthorn Shieldbug and the lateral extensions of the pronotum are not marked with red. Adults overwinter and emerge in spring to mate. Birch is the main larval foodplant, but sometimes hazel and aspen are used as food sources instead. The new generation is complete by August.

Invertebrates-----Shieldbugs-----Mirid Bugs-----Other Large Bugs-----4

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