Species Detail - Hawthorn Shieldbug (Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale) - 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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Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Hawthorn Shieldbug
NHMSYS0020308885 RecommendedWell-formed
N/A
achae
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Insect - true bug (Hemiptera)
Species
1227
337
99
01/05/1888
12/11/2024
1 January (recorded in 2019)
31 December (recorded in 2023)
Dr. Brian Nelson, True Bugs (Heteroptera) of Ireland, National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Hawthorn Shieldbug (Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale), accessed 19 January 2026, https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/111/Species/84757

Records per month (across all datasets)

Records per year (across all datasets)