Macrotylus solitarius
Length 5 mm. A distinctive genus comprising three rather parallel-sided grey-green species, characterised by a dense covering of coarse, dark hairs on the forewings and a striking wing membrane pattern. The tibial spines are fine and inconspicuous. In M. solitarius the 1st antennal segment is pale green and the wing membrane lacks a dark spot, as in M. horvathi.
On Hedge Woundwort, particularly where it grows at woodland edges.
Adult: June-August.
Found locally across much of England and Wales.
Status in Leicestershire and Rutland not known.
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Bagworth CP, brickworks angling pond
05 July 2020
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Bagworth
17 July 2020
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Bagworth
17 July 2020
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Bagworth
20 July 2018
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Species profile
- Species group:
- Bugs
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Hemiptera
- Family:
- Miridae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 3
- First record:
- 20/07/2018 (Timms, Sue)
- Last record:
- 17/07/2020 (Timms, Sue)
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