Where does birch shieldbug usually live？

These shield bugs mainly inhabit sunny areas with mixed birch woodlands, deciduous trees and shrubs.

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Species of Elasmostethus

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Scientific Classification

Phylum

Arthropods

Class

Bugs

Order

True bugs, hoppers, aphids, and allies

Family

Shield bugs

Genus

Elasmostethus

Species

Birch shieldbug (Elasmostethus interstinctus)

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