Asciodema obsoleta

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    Description

    Length: 4 to 5 mm. A dense covering of white hairs gives this bug a very pale green appearance. Sparse dark hairs are also present on closer examination. The antennae are pale. The femora are unspotted and it has dark tibial spines, but these do not arise from black spots.

    Habitat

    Found on gorse and broom.

    UK Status

    Widespread and common.

    VC55 Status

    Status in Leicestershire and Rutland not known.

    • David Gould
      Croft Pasture
      20 June 2014
    • David Gould
      Croft Pasture
      20 June 2014
    • sue
      Altar Stones
      23 July 2018

    Leicestershire & Rutland Map

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    Yellow squares = NBN records (all known data)
    Coloured circles = NatureSpot records: 2020+ | 2015-2019 | pre-2015

    UK Map

    • sue
      Altar Stones
      23 July 2018