Hawthorn Shield Bug (Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale)
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Feeds on the leaves and fruit of the Hawthorn and other trees. Common in the south but less so in the north of the UK.8 / 9
Hawthorn Shield Bug (Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale). Copyright 2009 Peter Drury
Seen here in the company of Common Froghopper (Philaenus spumarius).
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