Tropidosteptes pacificus
Length 4-5mm. Pale yellow/orange medium-sized bug, with two prominent black dots on the pronotum, a pale collar and pale posterior edge to the pronotum. The wings are nearly transparent. Males have darker antennae than the females.
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Ash trees
Adult: June to September.
First recorded in the UK in 2012 in the London area; native to the USA. (ref: https://www.britishbugs.org.uk/heteroptera/Miridae/tropidosteptes_pacificus.html)
The August 2023 record is believed to be the first for Leicestershire and Rutland
sue
Groby, south-eastern edge of Old Wood, adj meadow
11 August 2023
female
sue
Groby, south-eastern edge of Old Wood, adj meadow
11 August 2023
male
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- 11/08/2023 (Timms, Sue)
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- 11/08/2023 (Timms, Sue)
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