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aks2020 New Member Posts: 1	Insect identification help: spotted at Berkshire Nov 23, 2020 5:25:45 GMT -8 via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by aks2020 on Nov 23, 2020 5:25:45 GMT -8 Greetings. I spotted this insect at Berkshire, England. Would really appreciate if you could throw some light on its identity. Thanks in advance. Link below. ibb.co/fd6hxX2

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Insect identification help: spotted at Berkshire Nov 23, 2020 7:49:00 GMT -8

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Post by Adam Cotton on Nov 23, 2020 7:49:00 GMT -8

It's a shield bug, probably family Acanthosomatidae, and I guess it could be the birch shield bug, Elasmostethus interstinctus judging by photos at www.wlgf.org/wildlife/shieldbugs

I should say that I know very little about Hemiptera and someone more knowledgeable may contradict me.

Adam.

Insect identification help: spotted at Berkshire

Post by aks2020 on Nov 23, 2020 5:25:45 GMT -8

Post by Adam Cotton on Nov 23, 2020 7:49:00 GMT -8