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Capsid Bugs

DateSat 2011-09-10

Capsid bug Deraeocoris ruber (Hemiptera: Miridae).  The colour of this species ranges from orange-red to almost all black like this:

The first photo was taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading University grounds, Reading, UK on 2009-07-16, and the second in the field below Chazey Wood, near Caversham, UK, on 2011-07-02.

AuthorTristram Brelstaff | CommentPost a Comment |

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