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Jun262013

Capsid Bug

DateWed 2013-06-26

A rather striking capsid bug, probably Cyllecoris histrionius (Hemiptera: Miridae), on the underside of an oak leaf (Quercus sp).  See here for what I think is a final instar nymph of the same species.

 

Photos taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading, UK, on 2013-06-23.

AuthorTristram Brelstaff | CommentPost a Comment |
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