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Broad Damsel Bug - Nabis flavomarginatus
Length 7 to 9 mm. N. flavomarginatus is a large and distinctive nabid which has a broad body and rather short wings. The upper surface of the abdomen is densely covered in short golden hair. This bug is always brachypterous (partly-winged), the forewings reaching half the length of the abdomen.
In grasslands, particularly in damper habitats.
Adult: June to October.
Adults lay eggs in summer which hatch the following spring; larvae may be found May-September. The new generation of adults appears early, from June onwards.
Widespread and common in Britain.
Fairly frequent in Leicestershire and Rutland.
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Species profile
- Common names
- Broad Damselbug
- Species group:
- Bugs
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Hemiptera
- Family:
- Nabidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 16
- First record:
- 26/06/2011 (Calow, Graham)
- Last record:
- 10/08/2023 (Timms, Sue)
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