Species Detail - Blue Shieldbug (Zicrona caerulea) - Species information displayed is based on the dataset "True Bugs (Heteroptera) of Ireland".

Terrestrial Map - 10km

Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 10km grid square (ITM).
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Marine Map - 50km

Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 50km grid square (WGS84).
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Zicrona caerulea
Zicrona caerulea
Blue Shieldbug
NHMSYS0020109277 RecommendedWell-formed
N/A
zicae
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Insect - true bug (Hemiptera)
Species
80
50
38
01/07/1894
25/08/2023
13 April (recorded in 2021)
14 October (recorded in 2020)
Dr. Brian Nelson, True Bugs (Heteroptera) of Ireland, National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Blue Shieldbug (Zicrona caerulea), accessed 16 July 2025, <https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/111/Species/84743>

Records per month (across all datasets)

National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Blue Shieldbug (Zicrona caerulea), image, accessed 16 July 2025, <https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/111/Species/84743>

Records per year (across all datasets)

National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Blue Shieldbug (Zicrona caerulea), image, accessed 16 July 2025, <https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/111/Species/84743>