Sthenarus rotermundi
Length about 4 mm. This small whitish or grey-brown bug is well camouflaged on the leaves of grey and white poplar, the host-plants. The upper surface is covered in long pale hairs and the antennae are yellowish. The cuneus is usually at least partly red, particularly towards the tip.
On the leaves of Grey and White Poplar, the host-plants.
Adult: June to August.
Widespread across southern Britain but not a particularly common species, and rare in the northern half of Britain.
Uncommon in Leicestershire and Rutland. The Sapcote record of 15th July 2013 is thought to be the first record for VC55.
Graham Calow
Sapcote garden1
15 July 2013
first record for VC55
sue
Loughborough, Black Brook by Dishley Pool
31 July 2023
female
sue
Loughborough, Black Brook by Dishley Pool
31 July 2023
male
sue
Loughborough, Black Brook by Dishley Pool
31 July 2023
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Species profile
- Species group:
- Bugs
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Hemiptera
- Family:
- Miridae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 5
- First record:
- 15/07/2013 (Calow, Graham)
- Last record:
- 07/08/2023 (Timms, Sue)
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