While photographing a Pied Shieldbug i got this small insect by accident.
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Re: bug or beetle
If it was on Spear Thistle I'd be fairly confident of T. cardui, but I'm not sure we can rule out other species here.
I have Spear Thistle in my…
I have Spear Thistle in my garden and went back to them and found some today and yesterday and they seem to be all T cardui and have entered a record as such with some clearer photo's showing these on the thistle leaves. Thanks Mike.
It's a bug - one of the Tingidae (Lacebugs). Possibly Tingis cardui. Do you know which plant it was on?