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Edge-striped Shield Bug
Elasmucha lateralis
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Parent BugElasmucha grisea
Brown Marmorated Stink BugHalyomorpha halys
Podisus placidus
Forest BugPentatoma rufipes
Sloe BugDolycoris baccarum
Hawthorn Shield BugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Green Shield BugPalomena prasina
Podisus serieventris
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Canada | 2,421 |
|---|---|
| United States | 1,488 |
| Quebec | 525 |
| Ontario | 455 |
| Alaska | 355 |
| British Columbia | 296 |
| Nova Scotia | 218 |
| New York | 189 |
| New Brunswick | 153 |
| New Hampshire | 123 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Physical
- ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropods · Arthropoda |
| Class | Insects · Insecta |
| Order | True Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, and allies · Hemiptera |
| Family | Shield Bugs · Acanthosomatidae |
| Genus | Elasmucha |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Edge-striped Shield Bug with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.