Species Detail - Birch Shieldbug (Elasmostethus interstinctus) - Species information displayed is based on the dataset "True Bugs (Heteroptera) of Ireland".
Terrestrial Map - 10km
Terrestrial Map - 10km
Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 10km grid square (ITM).Marine Map - 50km
Marine Map - 50km
Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 50km grid square (WGS84).Species image
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Elasmostethus interstinctus
Birch Shieldbug
NHMSYS0020309198
RecommendedWell-formed
N/A
elint
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Insect - true bug (Hemiptera)
Species
560
170
73
01/05/1893
02/11/2024
1 January (recorded in 2019)
21 December (recorded in 2022)
Dr. Brian Nelson, True Bugs (Heteroptera) of Ireland, National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Birch Shieldbug (Elasmostethus interstinctus), accessed 19 January 2026, https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/111/Species/85069