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title: "Birch Shield Bug"
description: "Elasmostethus interstinctus — Insetos e aranhas. Elasmostethus interstinctus, the birch shield bug, is species of shield bug in the Acanthosomatidae family."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/birch-shield-bug
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Birch Shield Bug

> Elasmostethus interstinctus — Insetos e aranhas. Elasmostethus interstinctus, the birch shield bug, is species of shield bug in the Acanthosomatidae family.

- Scientific name: *Elasmostethus interstinctus*
- Category: `insects` (Insetos e aranhas)
- Habitats: `forest` (Floresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 8850
- Wikidata: [Q1009818](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1009818)
- iNaturalist taxon: [318507](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/318507)

## Names

- en: Birch Shield Bug
- de: Bunte Blattwanze
- fr: Punaise du Bouleau
- nl: Berkenschildwants
- pl: Ukrzeniec rynniec

## Countries with the most observations

GB (2838), US (480), RU (461), FI (345), DK (222), DE (197), SE (123), BE (102), FR (102), NL (81), IE (72), ES (69)

## Summary

Elasmostethus interstinctus, the birch shield bug, is species of shield bug in the Acanthosomatidae family. Shield bugs are often called "stink bugs" because they excrete a foul smelling liquid that is used to deter predators.

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

## Photo

![Birch Shield Bug](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/birch-shield-bug/medium.jpg)

Photo: Sarah Crowder · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/282134701

## Machine access

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