Orius vicinus
Length 2.0-2.6 mm. Small Flower Bug, sometimes called a Pirate Bug. Body more or less parallel, somewhat wider at abdomen in female. Head, pronotum, and scutellum dark brown or blackish; hemelytra yellowish brown, more rarely darker at cuneus. Head with a few long bristles and an even pubescence, sometimes rather dense in female. Antennae segments 1, 3, and 4 brownish, segment 2 somewhat paler.
Detailed examination of the specimen is needed to identify this species. A photograph alone is not sufficient because key features are not obvious and there are one or more similar species.
Feeds on a wide variety of insect and mite species as well as pollen.
Fairly common throughout Britain.
Fairly common in Leicestershire and Rutland.
sue
Albert Village Lake, rear of Occupation Rd
07 August 2023
Photo: Alan Cann
sue
Albert Village Lake, rear of Occupation Rd
07 August 2023
male paramere. Photo: Alan Cann
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Species profile
- Species group:
- Bugs
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Hemiptera
- Family:
- Anthocoridae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 1
- First record:
- 07/08/2023 (Timms, Sue)
- Last record:
- 07/08/2023 (Timms, Sue)
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