Quick Facts

Scientific name:  Eysarcoris fabricii

Size:  Up to 6mm

Distribution:  Found in southern England up to the Midlands

Months seen:  June to October

Habitat:  Hedgerows, gardens, woodland edges and glades

Food:  Hedge Woundwort, Stinging Nettles and White Dead Nettles

Special features:  Woundwort Shieldbugs are a greyish-white colour and are covered with metallic bronze coloured dots.  The head and the front of the pronotum are a metallic bronze colour.  The legs are greyish-white with bronze speckles.

This shieldbug is named after its favourite foodplant - Hedge Woundwort, but it can also be found feeding on nettles.

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