Hawthorn Shieldbug
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Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Common & widespread in Britain from May-October.
The dark green scutellum band is trapezoidal in shape, and extends from the dorsal pronotum to the forewing hemelytral membrane which accounts for the final third of the main body length.
The front wings lie flat when the insect is not flying, with the sclerotized pronotum and corium regions coloured dark red. The compound eyes are also red.
There is a speckled pigmentation extending from the upper dorsal thorax to the abdominal region.