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Hawthorn Shield Bug

Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale

The Hawthorn Shield Bug is a colorful insect that loves to munch on leaves. It has a special shield-like shape that helps protect it from predators. You can often find it in gardens and parks!

Lebensraum: Urban areas, Gardens

Aussehen

The Hawthorn Shield Bug is bright green with distinct red-orange markings on its 'shoulders' (pronotum) and at the tip of its abdomen. Its broad, shield-like body shape makes it stand out from typical slender insects, giving it a unique look.

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Hawthorn Shield Bug
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Hawthorn Shield Bug

Kategorie

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Baby Hawthorn Shield Bugs are called nymphs and look just like tiny adults!

Their bright colors often warn predators that they taste very bad!

These cool insects get their name from their favorite tree, the Hawthorn!

They can sometimes be found resting upside-down beneath leaves!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Stink Bomb Spray

Hawthorn Shield Bug can release a foul-smelling liquid to deter hungry birds and other predators.

Fähigkeit

Leafy Disguise

Hawthorn Shield Bug has a green body that helps them blend perfectly with the leaves they live on.

Fähigkeit

Seasonal Hibernation

Hawthorn Shield Bug can spend winter as an adult, hidden away until warmer spring days return.

Fähigkeit

Juice Drinker

Hawthorn Shield Bug has a straw-like mouthpart that helps them suck nourishing sap from plants and berries.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
20-30 mm
Größe
10-14 mm
Lebenserwartung
300-400 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit
5 km/h
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

These bugs are vegetarians, sipping tasty juices from plants, especially berries and leaves.

Hauptnahrung

  • Hawthorn berries
  • Hawthorn leaves
  • Beech sap
  • Birch sap
  • Oak sap

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eats

Common Hawthorn

Crataegus monogyna

Feeds on berries and leaves of this common tree.

eats

Silver Birch

Betula pendula

Sometimes feeds on sap from the leaves of this tree.

eaten by

European Robin

Erithacus rubecula

This bird might try to eat the shield bug.

eaten by

Great Tit

Parus major

A common garden bird that might prey on them.

Merkmale

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

These bugs are not harmful, but it's best to look and not touch them.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Hawthorn Shield Bug?

20-30 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von Hawthorn Shield Bug?

10-14 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Hawthorn Shield Bug?

300-400 Tage

Was ist der/die/das fluggeschwindigkeit von Hawthorn Shield Bug?

5 km/h

Was frisst Hawthorn Shield Bug?

These bugs are vegetarians, sipping tasty juices from plants, especially berries and leaves.

Wo findet man Hawthorn Shield Bug normalerweise?

Urban areas, Gardens

Wie jagt Hawthorn Shield Bug?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Hawthorn Shield Bug?

6

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