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Photo by Jeannette
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Field Notes

Notes:

Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale or Elasmostethus interstinctus or ?

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (3)
Jeannette
No spikes... Maybe it has it's name because it is feeding mainly on Hawthorn berries :)
bayucca
I would tend to Elasmostethus interstinctus. Acanthosoma means spiky body and yours has no spikes. But some on the web are in my opinion wrongly IDed! Please, check the spikes!
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PublishedAugust 28, 2012

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