Asciodema obsoleta
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.
Detailed examination of the specimen is needed to identify the species.
Found on Gorse and Broom.
Widespread and common.
Status in Leicestershire and Rutland not known.
AJ Cann
Leicester Knighton Park
13 July 2023
David Gould
Croft Pasture
20 June 2014
David Gould
Croft Pasture
20 June 2014
AJ Cann
Leicester Knighton Park
13 July 2023
sue
New Lount NR, near large western pond
17 June 2023
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Species profile
- Species group:
- Bugs
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Hemiptera
- Family:
- Miridae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 8
- First record:
- 20/06/2014 (Gould, David)
- Last record:
- 16/08/2023 (Timms, Sue)
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