Red-Cross Shield Bug Elasmostethus cruciatus (Say, 1831)    
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Arthropoda   >   Class Insecta   >   Order Hemiptera   >   Family Acanthosomatidae   >   Genus Elasmostethus   

Where to find:

Overwinters as adults beneath leaf litter, bark, etc. (BugGuide)

Relationships:

BugGuide lists the host as alder.

There is 1 record in the project database.

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