BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK)
Elasmostethus interstinctus (Linnaeus) (Birch Shieldbug)
Records (and photo sets)
| Taxon | Summary | Date | Vice-county | Country |  |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elasmostethus interstinctus | Imago | 19 June 2003 | Oxon | England | 4 |
| Elasmostethus interstinctus | Imago | 2 July 1998 | Berks | England | 3 |
| Elasmostethus interstinctus | Imago | 12 April 1998 | Berks | England | 4 |
| Elasmostethus interstinctus | Imago | 29 December 1997 | Berks | England | 2 |
| Elasmostethus interstinctus | Imago | 8 August 1997 | Berks | England | 2 |
| Elasmostethus interstinctus | Imago | 4 May 1997 | Berks | England | 1 |
Suggested Literature
General Works
| Allen, A.A., 1966 | Subclytia rotundiventris Fall. (Dipt., Tachinidae): a new host and county record |
Elasmostethus interstinctus may also be covered by literature listed under:
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BIOTA (living things) |
Eukaryota (eukaryotes) |
ANIMALIA (animals) |
ARTHROPODA (arthropods) |
HEXAPODA (hexapods) |
INSECTA (insects) |
HEMIPTERA (bugs) |
ACANTHOSOMATIDAE (a family of shieldbugs) |
Feeding and other inter-species relationships
Elasmostethus interstinctus is associated with:
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nymph | Betula - birches (Betulaceae) | nymph sucks sap of young catkin (female) | 
|
Hawkins, R.D., 1985 |
Associated with Elasmostethus interstinctus:
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is endoparasitoid host of larva | Subclytia rotundiventris - a parasitoid fly (Diptera: Tachinidae) | Allen, A.A., 1966 Belshaw, R., 1993 |
Elasmostethus interstinctus may be associated with more taxa listed at higher taxonomic level
|
ANIMALIA (animals) |
INSECTA (insects) |
HEMIPTERA (bugs) |
References
| Allen, A.A., 1966 | Subclytia rotundiventris Fall. (Dipt., Tachinidae): a new host and county record |
| Belshaw, R., 1993 | Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae) |
| Hawkins, R.D., 1985 | Some foods of Heteroptera larvae in the wild |
