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Zygina angusta
Length 3 mm. Zygina is a complex genus of eight species, most with a distinctive red zig-zag pattern. The patterns are variable, and identification can be difficult; care must be taken to look at the right combination of features and microscopic confirmation is necessary in some cases. The scutellum is mostly brown, with the anterior corners and the midline pale. The clavus is distinctly darker than the corium (c.f. Z. flammigera), but this does not separate the species from Z. ordinaria so the only reliable determination is by examination of the internal apodemes.
Zygina flammigera
Can only be identified by examination of internal structure.
Found commonly on various trees.
Adult: July to May.
Overwinters on evergreens.
Fairly frequent and widespread in Britain.
Fairly frequent in Leicestershire and Rutland.
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Species profile
- Species group:
- Bugs
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Hemiptera
- Family:
- Cicadellidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 10
- First record:
- 29/03/2011 (Nicholls, David)
- Last record:
- 27/01/2023 (Cann, Alan)
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