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Bishop's Mitre - Aelia acuminata
Order - Hemiptera

The Shieldbug genera are named rather literally from their similarity to medieval heraldic shield shapes and symbols. However the Bishops Mitre is slightly different in that its resemblance to a "Bishops Mitre" has earned it its rather curious name. A common species throughout the UK of lawns, rank grasslands and corn fields where it can cause damage. Three species of mitre shield bugs are to be found in Europe but only one in the UK, the other two are only found around the Mediterranean regions.

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