Elasmostethus interstinctus (Linnaeus, 1758), (birch shieldbug)


28 May 2011 at OSGR: SY99 in Dorset, England

Record SummaryMale, with 5 tachinid egg-shells on prothorax
Found asMale imago
Date28 May 2011
OS grid refOSGR: SY99
Lat/Lon50° 50’ N, 2° 0’ W
Vice CountyDorset, VC no: 9
CountryEngland
Voucher28 May 2011[B]
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Notes: A single maggot, nearly as long as the host, was crawling around the tube on 8th June.

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