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title: "Bishop's Mitre Shield Bug"
description: "Aelia acuminata — Insects & spiders. Aelia acuminata, common name bishop's mitre, is a species of shield bug belonging to the family Pentatomidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/bishop-s-mitre-shield-bug
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Bishop's Mitre Shield Bug

> Aelia acuminata — Insects & spiders. Aelia acuminata, common name bishop's mitre, is a species of shield bug belonging to the family Pentatomidae.

- Scientific name: *Aelia acuminata*
- Category: `insects` (Insects & spiders)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Fields & meadows)
- iNaturalist observations: 11900
- Wikidata: [Q1826604](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1826604)
- iNaturalist taxon: [326884](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/326884)

## Names

- en: Bishop's Mitre Shield Bug
- de: Getreidewanze
- fr: Aélie commune
- nl: Mijterschildwants
- pl: Lednica zbożowa

## Countries with the most observations

FR (2128), DE (1560), RU (1259), GB (1107), PL (494), AT (478), DK (442), IT (387), UA (350), ES (342), FI (325), CZ (300)

## Summary

Aelia acuminata, common name bishop's mitre, is a species of shield bug belonging to the family Pentatomidae.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aelia_acuminata

## Photo

![Bishop's Mitre Shield Bug](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/bishop-s-mitre-shield-bug/medium.jpg)

Photo: Alexis_lsu · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/158691340

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/bishop-s-mitre-shield-bug?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).