Heather Shieldbug

Rhacognathus punctatus

(Linnaeus, 1758)

National assessment

Unassessed

Local assessment

Data deficient

Associated assemblage

scrub heath and moorland 206 other species in this assemblage

Statistics

Occurrences

50 since 2000 66 all time

Occupied 1 km squares

13 since 2000 17 all time

Earliest occurrence

1976

Latest occurrence

2020

Distribution

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Occurrence since 1950

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This chart should not be relied upon for an indication of species status as variations in recording effort can heavily affect the count of occurrences and occupied 1km squares.

References

Webb, J., Heaver, D., Lott, D., Dean, H.J., van Breda, J., Curson, J., Harvey, M.C., Gurney, M., Roy, D.B., van Breda, A., Drake, M., Alexander, K.N.A. and Foster, G. (2017). Pantheon. [online] Available at: http://www.brc.ac.uk [05/02/2025].

Data sources

Local species recorders

Lapwings Consultants.

Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust.

Terrestrial Heteroptera Recording Scheme (Shieldbugs & allie. Flickr (01) Shieldbugs & allied species. Licenced under CC-BY https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0.

Terrestrial Heteroptera Recording Scheme (Shieldbugs & allie. Shieldbug & allied species records, from iRecord. Licenced under CC-BY https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0.

Cite this page

GLNP (2025). Rhacognathus punctatus (Linnaeus, 1758) species profile, in Greater Lincolnshire Nature Partnership (ed.) Greater Lincolnshire species data bank. Available at: http://glincsson.glnp.org.uk/view?taxon_list_item_key=NBNORG0000095610 (Accessed 08 November 2025).