Birch Shield Bug

Elasmostethus interstinctus

General Status Rank: 
Secure
Common Name: 
Birch Shield Bug
Scientific Name: 
Elasmostethus interstinctus
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Taxonomy
Group: 
True Bug
Kingdom: 
Animalia
Phylum: 
Arthropoda
Class: 
Insecta
Order: 
Hemiptera
Family: 
Acanthosomatidae
Distribution

Distribution

Known from throughout most of the territorial mainland. Primarily a palearctic species that just extends in to northwestern North America (Scudder 1997; Ratzlaff & Scudder 2018).
Score: 
G

Number of Occurrences

Four occurrences found (CNCI, SEM, iNaturalist)
Score: 
AD
General Status Rank
Rank: 
Secure
Status Rank Description: 
Ranks drafted in 2020 by Chris Ratzlaff.
S Rank: 
S3S5
Decision Process Description: 
Feeds on a variety of plant species in range (Scudder 1997). No intrinsic vulnerability
Last Updated: 
September 18, 2020

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